The problem is that they have not been sufficiently protected by the government. Constitution protects inalienable rights. Individual rights are protected. Framers treat woman more like slaves than like free, individual citizens Basic institutions, especially with the 14th amendment are correct. The constitution has not done a good job of protecting the rights of the excluded.
Constitution protects rights on a very selective basis.
The Constitution was racist at the beginning- the three fifths compromise. Constitution did not protect the rights of women or blacks.14th Amendment protected African American men. 19th Amendment extended suffrage to white women.