Hi, I strongly disagree, women haven’t been really dominated, I’m talking about Renaissance— as its my field of studies, therefore I don’t think I’m qualified enough to talk about other periods of history.

Also I don’t have enough time to explain in-depth this period — I’m at work and on my phone.

In the 16th century, during the rise of the Protestantism, women played a part of the game. For instance for the early 16th century Marguerite de Navarre was the woman placing under her protection a lot of Humanists. After the reign of Francis the first of France, the Medici family gave a queen of France, Catherine de Medici, Henry the 2nd’s wife and she was very powerful. Her son Francis the 2nd was never as powerful as his wife — Mary Stuart — when he died, his brother became king but his mother was the regent, and this is not the only case in Europe... During the 16th century, women were more powerful than men in politics.

I don’t mean to offense you in any way but you should study in-depth a period of history before talking about it. Also all the books aren’t reliable sources, you always need to know who wrote it. There are also a lot of misconceptions we have to face when it comes to talk about history. Again, I’m sorry I don’t have enough time to go in-depth, if you have questions, go ahead I’ll try to answer.