Many spent a good deal of time seeking out the nearest male authority figures.
The male authorities and master therefore thought it would be best to send Yusuf to prison for a time.
This has been posited, in part, to be because of the perceived threat they pose to traditional male authority.
At the beginning Lee makes a reference to his father, who had abandoned them, saying that he and his brothers never knew any male authority.
Why is it so difficult for young American actors to project a traditional male authority?
Another was that abortions were seen as threatening to male authority.
On the contrary, the male authority and dominance is seen quite clearly in the social and cultural life.
"They put a religious stamp of approval on the idea that women have to submit to male authority."
The male authorities decided that it would be best if Joseph was imprisoned for a time.
By subverting male artistic authority in its own language, these women are finding a new voice.