I don't want to weigh in too heavily on this topic but please take a second remember that unless you were a member of an extremely priveleged elite, being male has never been a picnic.
Life is always about balance, women may have been restricted but they were protected because of their intrinsic...
This isn't my first rodeo, go watch and read minami-ke.
The third season may generally less liked because of the animeonly milhouse addition amongst other changes but they're all pretty solid..
Finally read the whole thing, absolutely fascinating noodle subculture, suddenly things make way more sense in this and many other manga with piled high bowls of steaming noodles.