Thanks for your comment @clicketyclick. That is a very good point. And it has occurred to me before.
As soon as we are born we are totally dependent on our parents, and the father usually takes the lead. If we are raised in a Judeo-Christian or Islamic tradition, we are taught to worship "The Father" – and it just goes on from there, unquestioning obedience to authority figures. It's hardwired into us from birth.