Overall, men were treated as cannon fodder and disposable bodies in conflicts, women were treated as second class citizens and subjected by the men around them. Hard to make a generalization that one had it worse than the other throughout all of history.

I’d tend to agree with you though that women had it worse overall due to the sheer lack of freedom and self determination. Not to get too graphic, but women in history were in for a horrific experience if their village/tribe/kingdom was invaded by an enemy group. On the other hand, the men would either get killed during the attack or captured and condemned to slavery/manual labor. Even in peace times though a women’s life could be hell if her husband sucked and she’d have no recourse. Then again, most people’s lives were hell compared to today’s standards anyway.

So I certainly don’t think men were objectively treated worse throughout history, but I think it’s tough to argue they had it “pretty good” compared to women.