According to Vilar, women employ specific psychological tools to maintain this dynamic:
: Much like Pavlov’s dogs, men are conditioned from a young age to seek female approval, which women dispense only when their own needs are met.
: Vilar describes the "typical" housewife of the time as a "parasitic prostitute" who avoids the workforce by manipulating a man into doing the "bare minimum" to support her lifestyle. Tactics of Manipulation
