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Originally Posted by the_faery_queen  women hold the political power, but when you're totally dominated by men and dont' really make your own decisions, are you really holding the power? and when they lose said power, they instantly to submit to men! |
Which characters exactly are you referring to? The wise ones don't seem to bow to anyone but each other. Neither does Cadsuane for that matter. Remember what happened in Far Madding? Aleis submitted to Cadsuane, not to Rand or any other man.
Anyone can choose to make anything they like of these stories. I personally don't see women submitting to men very often when I read them, at least not politically, but I do see women pulling strings every bit as much as the men do. And I've never read where any Aes Sedai gave up power to her warder.
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none of the women have any real power, any real position.
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If I was to agree with this, I would have to say that only a few characters in all of the story do have any real power, and there wouldn't be a single High Lord with any real power. Rand would be one of those characters, and the other would be Moridin. Almost everyone else bows to, or is being manipulated by one or the other.
I can see how many women can find Robert Jordan's stereotypical depiction of women "unflattering" but when I read the books, I think the very same thing of the men.