Because it's not true for women neither in imperial China nor the Ottoman empire, history shows women wielded significant political power in those societies, up to and including influencing imperial succession to favor their offspring.
> history shows women wielded significant political power in those societies, up to and including influencing imperial succession to favor their offspring.
Yes, of course, that's true of all past, present, and future societies.
And for that reason, it isn't what people are talking about when they ask what the status of women was in society. What do you think the blurb in the article is trying to say?
