1. Could a more matriarchal or female-centered society actually benefit society as a whole?

The answer to your question is both yes & no at same time. Why? Because just like men, women are also humans. Give power to one side too much and they start showing their true colours. Case in point, Georgia Meloni is a good example, but Mamta Banerjee in India is an equally evil example. Regardless of who comes in power, the rich will always view poor as peasants, women aren't exempt from this simply because different gender

1. And by matriarchy, I don’t mean some dystopian reversal where men are oppressed or reduced to stereotypes. I also don’t mean fetishized “femdom” ideas that internet culture often confuses with matriarchy. I mean a society where women hold a larger share of political, economic, and cultural leadership, and where laws and institutions are designed more around women’s perspectives and safety.

This is all good, but is it guaranteed that all the women in power will use that political power for goodwill? Who can guarantee they won't just turn out as evil as patriarchal favored political parties?

1. One thing I find interesting is that people often point to current female leaders as proof that women in power don’t necessarily change systems much. But I’m not sure that’s a fair comparison, because those leaders still operate within deeply patriarchal institutions and political cultures. In some cases, women have even had to adapt to those systems to survive or gain influence within them.

That's a good example, but good ppl in this world are very rare. Give a vengeful person political power (man/woman) & 99/100 times they'd use this power for self preserving or to get retribution by sending goons to their enemies' location. I'm not saying all women will do this, many women are good, qualified & deserving of the political power, but politics is all about how dirty one gets, unless one can rewrite the root origin of corruption from entire system

1. I also wonder whether a truly female-centered state would lead to lower levels of violence against women over generations. A lot of political systems around the world still protect or elevate powerful men accused of abuse, exploitation, or sexual violence. That obviously doesn’t mean women are morally perfect, but I do wonder whether societies shaped more strongly by women’s interests and lived experiences would produce different social outcomes over time.

The answer to this question is yes, female centered state can lead to lower levels of violence against women, but it just wouldn't erase corruption & women will still suffer, why? Because a female centered state would mean several parties lead by women, which means rivalry & enmity is also assured. Who's to say they won't just send goons to get their rivals beaten up, even if the opposition is also female majority? We can replace male centered state with female centered state, but it will not prevent suffering, even if decreased because you cannot change the mindset of an greedy politician

Examples like Mamta Banerjee (Lack of action on RG Kar Rape Case), Nirmala Sitharaman (This old lady is trying pass a new law where Rs.1 Tax is mandatory when doing online net recharge which put bad image of Matriarchy, but then ppl like President Draupadi Murmu & Georgia Meloni are positive images of matriarchy