It does not belong to the husband. But the husband is responsible for the financial upkeep of his household. Due to these laws, many women were able to accumulate wealth, and the largest contributors to religious institutions were women. There are many factors involved, and as I wish mainly to explain what Islam is, I cannot go into all these factors. But in understanding Muslim societies, one should also be careful of not imposing western values.
Westerners tend to forget their own gender problems when criticizing non-western countries.
However, the human rights violations in these countries are against people, and not just women. The veil has taken a huge amount of publicity, much more than it deserves. It has come to symbolize Islam. But Islam is not about a veil. It is about believing in only the one God, in helping those in need through almsgiving, about praying, about being modest, being kind, and trying to please God with good intentions and actions, which is repeated numerous times in the Qur'an, describing the Believers who will be awarded by God.