However, why can't they recognize this and defer to men in judgment about what's best for them?
Authority. Before man was the ultimate authority to a woman, and she recognized this as she would turn to him for guidance in times of fear and uncertainty. Man knew it was his role to be the supporting pillar for his family and entire society.
Now, that role has been replaced by jewish media. Fear is an emotion, and women are emotional beings as you already said, and since early age modern women have been taught to turn on the TV and wait for the ZOG to do their little create a crisis/provide a solution scheme.
Same goes for most men. They have been taught from early age that it is not their role to be in authority, but that they should "leave it to the experts and those in charge", ZOGbots are literally called "authorities". It's a rational thing to do, after all. What does Joe the Plumber know about all that stuff? Just listen to the experts! It's not Joe's job to research history and read all those medical research papers like that crazy Croat obsessing over that chimney in Poland or what not. All those doctors and scientist are paid to do their stuff, and we get to do what they tell us because they are the one's with a degree.
Now Joe's wife is dead, his 12 year old kid just had his second heart attack, and Joe can no longer remember where he parked his car. You should have listened about the chimney, Joe.