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I can't speak for what DeVliegenteHollander believes, but he does say:
I got the impression that Maletopia was more of a hobby than a society, but even if it is a society where women are second-class citizens, if there are a million different societies then women who do not want to be treated as second-class citizens can just join egalitopia instead (and for women who do want to be second-class citizens, well, there's nothing wrong with being a sub).
Women aren't equal to men in terms of sheer muscle mass, and won't be until humanity gains mastery over biology. But there are some very skilled female martial artists, and IMO its more interesting to watch a battle of skill than of brute force.
In real life competitive sports are segregated too, apart from tennis and, apparently, Muggle quidditch. But I don't want to be subject to status quo bias - just because this is the default doesn't mean its optimal.
Don't get depressed, few people find romance easy, and there are egalitarian manly men. I know some of them. In many ways I am one of them.
(Not that I'm hitting on you - I don't know you and you probably live thousands of miles away. Just saying that there's a lot of different people out there.)