Here is the first rule of politics: He who pays the piper calls the tune. And so if we look at Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, we find that those calling he tune were mostly rich men: "The overwhelming majority of wealthy donors to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign were men. While precise percentages vary depending on the data source:

Estimates

Top 100 individual donors: Roughly 70–80% were men.

Corporate PAC-affiliated contributions: Also predominantly male, since the leadership of the contributing corporations and trade associations is mostly male." That explains how even when a woman like Clinton rises to power, it is the men who are calling the shots...ie patriarchy.