Obviously, the women in Lysistrata have a power over men when it comes to sex, but they have little else. They are the ones to care for the house. They are the ones who have to look after the children. Caring for and maintaining a house can be hard, but they don t money for that. What they do get is a loving husband who will provide for them.
Women can t even fight in the war.
Even though the women of Lysistrata don t seem like the kind who would fight, they re not even given the opportunity. The sad part is that that wouldn t change for another 2,400 years. I think the biggest thing we can learn from Lysistrata is that the roles of men and women in Ancient Greece were no different than they were only about 50 years ago. Women didn t have much say in anything, and the only way they could get their voice heard was by banding together and starting a boycott. A very successful boycott I might add.