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It would be foolish to think that these men would not have whined in such a manner, if they had lived in a construct such as ours.
Any movement to liberate or expand the role of women, was usually met with violent opposition. All you have to do is look at the arguments made by conservative Islamic preachers. There is a definite sense of "victimhood" in the tone that they use, in regards to the male's relationship with the female, as if the male is considered to be defenseless against the powers of manipulation and beauty of the female, and thus, to be "protected" from those powers, by the patriarchal society.
Not really. Mohamed himself advocated for improving the lot of women, even if the reality was they were still effectively treated as chattel. They were still granted inheritance and property rights independent of men. The rights and responsibilities awarded to women were progressive for the time and context. Starting with not killing them at birth.