It is argued in the text that changes in reproductive technologies, for example ectogenesis, are not automatically connected with the elimination of female subordination and discrimination. This contention is supported by eight groups of arguments: no unilinear connection exists between technology and other characteristics of society; the use of technology is culturally defined; patriarchy is not universal; not all women are subordinated; the gender of motherhood is not exclusively female; child-care is not only provided to children and newborn babies by biological mothers; and arguments based on biologics. The presented thesis is supported with data collected using two basic methods, comparative analysis of the literature, and comparative analysis of Western and non-European societies.
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