ProverbHuman NatureAmerican origin1966

It's a man's world

Meaning: Women historically faced systemic exclusion from power, property, and opportunity in male-dominated societies.

Origin: A long-standing complaint that society is run by and for men. James Brown's 1966 hit "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" made the phrase famous; its earlier history is untraced.

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