Modern women don't see it that way. They like men to do what they are told. It is an exercise in domination, to test whether the individual man will obey instructions or whether he will resist. The evidence for this is increased by the various other aspects of feminist ideology. We know already that Freud identified penis envy among some women.
Feminism is of course penis envy writ large.
Indeed, any man confronted by this prickly subject should in future use this as his response. If women want true equality with men and enter the realm of macho power then aiming for the bowl will be the new goal. Pissing like a girl is for sissies. You see he had the perfect solution. He just never lifted the seat at all, like a true chauvenist.