To be strong and independent is humane energy. And no gender really need the other gender to survive or thrive, or, at least that should not be the case. Because a dependent person can never be happy, and an unhappy person can't make others happy.

Stop trying to pit different generations of women against each other. Not only what you are doing is downright wrong and manipulative, but also remember this famous quote of meninism now? "Don't punish the current men for the doings of the men in the history?" Yeah, you should walk the talk on how you treat women too.

And I am sorry (not sorry) to break your little bubble, I come from a different culture, and am acquainted with people (men and women) from many other cultures and I guarantee you, every culture very joyfully celebrate strong and independent women and hope their girl children can be like that too.

Lastly, to respond to the ridiculously inhumane barter system that you are asking for (women be submissive and follow men, and only then men will protect them and the children): you don't have to protect women or children, here the writer also emphasized that, she said she doesn't expect men to protect women at their cost. Just don't harm women and children expecting they will come running to you for your protection and offer you their service and love, and ask you to protect them. What you are describing is called extortion, the definition of protection includes entirely different words like humane and selfless etc.