The second alternative is correct (B).
Historically, women played a secondary role in societies, being limited, basically, to the care of the children, the house and the husband.
After many struggles, women gradually gained their place in Western societies. Currently, the discussion on gender equality is based on the search for wage equity and against macho thinking.
However, in some Eastern societies, of religious culture and or patriarchal, men still dominate all positions of leadership. In some countries, such as Saudi Arabia, women could not even drive until 2016. In such societies, women are practically the property of men. Since this type of culture involves religion, it is more difficult to establish a gender equality debate.