>>185247I'd say it's true. It applies for not so bright women though.
In a patriarch society, female value is set according to her looks, which in the male brain, indicates fertility. Male primary purpose is to breed, therefore will look for the best traits in order to accomplish it. In a male dominant social structure, female's chore is to only be a housewife and give birth. In the meantime the man is the provider and protector. In a society like that, males should be strong, dominant and protective. When women should be caring, nurturing and cute.
If a woman wanted to survive, she ought to fulfill this chores. Because she couldn't maintain herself otherwise nor guarantee the wellbeing of the offspring. Humans are hierarchizied and there are a finite number of people, with a finite number of possibilities to breed. Males belonging to a certain hierarchy, will belong all their life there (rarely will move upwards, only in case he has enough traits to fit). In this type of society, the woman has it more easy to climb the social ladder, the only thing needed is to get a man from an upper class. It means she has to compete with the rest of females for male attention, if she wants to get the most suitable male in the group.
I always found funny how this adaptation made the females of our species to play the roll that usually play the males of others (like peacocks and other bird species), in which she has to fulfill certain beauty standards and decorate herself (make up, fashion, jewelry) to compete. Those who are unable to, won't breed or will have to breed with the less powered males, which won't guarantee them stability.
Of course, this worked for centuries…. until the means of production changed during the industrial revolution of the 1800's. After this, societal needs also changed and then feminism appeared many years later. IMO it was just natural feminism happened.
Feminism as a cultural movement gave women the opportunity to have a place on the workplace and obtaining money for sustaining herself. Of course that needs working your ass off or having a certain degree of intelligence for that matter (if you don't have the physical capability to work your ass off). By having money of their own, they became a part of the production chain, and a useful member to society. This wasn't easy to achieve, because of societal rules and the way of thinking of older times deep rooted. And still are. How many girls out there prefer not having going to work, and instead choose being cute enough to get a man that will take care of her? In their way they belittle other women and of course won't support what they detect as the competence.
Most of the members of our species are plain stupid and just follow the norms without making questions. There are also many that look for reasons as to why things work a certain way and find justifications for an ideology.
My English is shitty, I just hope my point was understood. Have a lovely day!