What is a non-egalitarian marriage?

Question

And can you compare it to other types of marriages?

Answer 1

A non-egalitarian marriage is one in which one spouse is considered more important than the other.

Wikipedia's definition of egalitarian is:
Egalitarianism is any belief that emphasizes some form of equality between morally-significant beings (usually meaning humans, but sometimes expanded to include certain animals as well). Such views hold that political, economic, social, or civil equality should prevail throughout human society. One can best understand various types of egalitarianism by asking, "Who is supposed to be equal?" and "In what respect are they supposed to be equal?"


So, a marriage in a society that has promoted a culture of male-dominance in terms of political and religious rights, a wife may have less rights or no rights at all. Sometimes things get carried away, such as the enforced Shariah law in Afghanistan during the Taliban regime. The Taliban changed the Islamic laws to suit their horrid beliefs, and as a result, girls were not allowed to attend school of any sort, have any medical care, have any job, go outside without a chador (if they were considered women) - they had NO rights, as compared with their husbands or brothers. That was definitely non-egalitarian.

To compare that to my marriage is like comparing night and day. Although I am a stay-at-home mom, I chose to do this. I will complete my college education when my youngest daughter begins kindergarten. I have equal say in every single thing. I vote, and I don't always vote the same as my husband. We have differing viewpoints on some things, and it's OK. I wear what I want, cut my hair how I want, drive the type of car I prefer, pay the bills, and before I became a mother I had a successful full time job. That is what an egalitarian marriage is like. :o) I'm so happy that I have one!

Answer 2

Egalitarian Relationship

Answer 3

Egalitarian Relationship Definition