And they are the distortions, not the true forms anyway.

Consider that many of the indigenous peoples right here on American soil were matriarchal. All, or at least nearly all, revered Mother Earth as a deity in one form or another. Our roots, in a manner of speaking, are quite the opposite of what you say.

As for western culture, it's also about conquest, "might makes right," and a superior/inferior model of classification - equality is a relatively new concept. Women are definitely not the only ones who suffer that oppression.