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An increase in the influence of women in public life has often been associated with na- tional decline. The later Romans complained that, although Rome ruled the world, women ruled Rome. In the tenth century, a similar tendency was observable in the Arab Empire, the women demanding admission to the professions hitherto monopolised by men. ‘What,’ wrote the contemporary historian, Ibn Bessam, ‘have the professions of clerk, tax-collector or preacher to do with women? These occupations have always been limited to men alone.’ Many women practised law, while others obtained posts as university professors. There was an agitation for the appointment of female judges, which, however, does not appear to have succeeded.

Soon after this period, government and public order collapsed, and foreign invaders overran the country. The resulting increase in confusion and violence made it unsafe for women to move unescorted in the streets, with the result that this feminist movement collapsed.

The Fate of Empires by Sir John Glubb Published 1976

>An increase in the influence of women in public life has often been associated with na- tional decline. The later Romans complained that, although Rome ruled the world, women ruled Rome. In the tenth century, a similar tendency was observable in the Arab Empire, the women demanding admission to the professions hitherto monopolised by men. ‘What,’ wrote the contemporary historian, Ibn Bessam, ‘have the professions of clerk, tax-collector or preacher to do with women? These occupations have always been limited to men alone.’ Many women practised law, while others obtained posts as university professors. There was an agitation for the appointment of female judges, which, however, does not appear to have succeeded. >Soon after this period, government and public order collapsed, and foreign invaders overran the country. The resulting increase in confusion and violence made it unsafe for women to move unescorted in the streets, with the result that this feminist movement collapsed. The Fate of Empires by Sir John Glubb Published 1976

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It's because most women operate based upon the delusion of intent, whereas most men operate based upon outcome. This is a natural outcome of historical roles.

If a child intended a noble goal, he could be forgiven for falling short. Intent mattered in that context.

For men, whether he intended to hunt the gazelle was irrelevant. In that context, only the outcome of putting dinner on the table or not mattered.

Extending outcome uber alles to early childhood is disastrous. You'd yeet Little Timmy into the wilds for failing to run down an antelope at age 2. Extending intent into politics is equally disastrous. In politics, only outcome matters. Did a program succeed or fail? The noble intents of its proponents matter not at all.