Opposes erotic freedom. Mus expects people to object that studying philosophy will make women arrogant and take them away from domestic work. Mus expected women to learn Stoic philosophy and sophrosyne . Stoicism would advantage trad family roles by teaching women to be self-controlled and content with their lot. Mus looks at things from upper-class, slaveowning point of view.
Women have same capacity as men to study philosophy.
BUT he specifically says philosophy will make her a better household manager, a chaste wife, able to overcome her emotions. A woman who has studied philosophy nurses her own children. And so when they see that they have nothing else but only to be the bedfellows of men, they begin to beautify themselves, and put all their hopes in that. Takes it for granted that wife runs household. NB Stoics did reject sexual double standard.