I think you are making this an all or nothing argument. It's not about strong women or weak men. There are plenty of strong women married to strong men. There are plenty of relationships where a 'traditional' element works well with mutual respect. You have interpreted this as strictly about gender. It's about maturity. I hear from a lot of men who weren't treated well in relationships just as I hear from a lot of women. Bad behavior isn't gender specific. It's character specific. This article is about maturity and growing up and having a balanced distribution of efforts in the marriage not forcing your spouse be it a woman or man to have to be overly responsible for some aspect of life because you are under responsible for yourself.