Gender equality is most likely to exist in societies where __________.

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Gender equality is most likely to exist in societies where all individuals make contributions to subsistence and hierarchies are weak or absent. In such societies, there is generally little differentiation in power and roles between genders. In societies where men own property but women provide the labor to make it productive (A), women may still be disadvantaged in terms of decision-making power and control over resources. Agrarian societies (C) often have gendered divisions of labor and can be patriarchal. Matrilineal kinship systems (D) do not necessarily guarantee gender equality, as gender roles and power dynamics within families and communities can still vary.

Gender Equality Is Most Likely to Exist in Societies Where