I don't know of a way to measure patriarchal power. I would speculate that aggregate patriarchal power in the U.S. would be the inverse of women's equality. If this is the case, I would also say that patriarchal power has decreased since 2000. With the exception of the reversal of Roe V Wade, women have enjoyed a significant reduction in inequality. The wage gap has is smaller, women have surpassed men in education, there are more women represented in government and more women in leadership positions in companies.

There are many cities in the U.S. where young women out earn their male counterparts. So if that is true, patriarchal power must be in decline. You proposal is that patriarchal power is at the root of men's suffering as well, particularly with suicide. Why then has the suicide rate for men increased from 17.5 per 100K to 22 per 100K during a time (since 2000) when patriarchal power should be in decline?

I don't believe it's the male stoic persona that's behind the suicides. The male stoic persona is something that men have cultivated in order to meet the demands that society puts on men and men alone. Maybe we could start there? According to your article, cis men can learn about communication from queer gay and bi men. But queer, gay and bi men all have higher suicide rates the straight cis men.

I would like to propose that there is little direct relationship between male suicide and the patriarchy. Male suicide is increasing because of other societal pressures. It's good advice to tell a man who is suffering to seek help. It's useless to shout it out to an entire gender that is suffering.

The problem is systemic and it's clear to me that it's not the patriarchy. Why won't society (the governments of the world) commit resources to studying the problem and come up with real solutions rather than giving men the 'pull yourself up by your bootstrap' speech that we've been hearing from the beginning of time.