Egalia's Daughters

The story is located in the fictional land of Egalia, where the gender roles are topsy-turvy by completely switching the stereotypical gender roles. The protagonist of the novel is a young boy named Petronius. He is active in the fight against the current feminine norms in the society, wanting to reach an equal society and fulfill his dream of becoming a seawoman. Even though Petronius sometimes fantasizes about a quiet and peaceful life with a strong woman to take care of him, he continues his tough fight for a better future for men. In the novel a number of examples of the current matriarchy is shown as poor Petronius is being forced to use a “PH” (which is the male substitute to a women's bra for the penis) and is also introduced to birth control pills for men.

The language in the novel is used to present how the words used in society today are based on the patriarchy by making the core of each word feminine, which is presented early in the book by the usage of “wim” and “menwim”. The nameculture in the book is based on the Norwegian names where short and roughly sounding names are given to women (Ba, Gro and Rut) while men are given longer and more melodical names (Petronius, Mirabello and Baldrian). The word human is substituted by huwim, to point out the patriarchism the basic word to describe a human has in society today.