This is well before the European dark ages. The synagogue was dated the year zero. However to print gross distortion and inaccuracies regarding something which has been done for thousands of years by Jewish people from every part of the world only does a disservice to us as people. The laws contained in the Torah have kept us as Jews for 3300 years of often bitter persecution. They must have some value.
Questions are healthy.
We are not a people who believe in blind faith. Any person who has a question regarding the Orthodox view of feminism, I would be more than pleased to talk with, whether by phone or in person. My number is 862-9546. This was written in 1530, many years before the advent of feminism.