I can't say it is otherwise, although I can say that anyone who lives according to who we are in Christ will face trouble and persecution of one form or another. The path of seeking greater respect for women is a good path, but unfortunately attitudes entrenched in culture take a long time to change.
A handle onto moving forward in a positive direction for anyone is to invest in personal devotion to Jesus, and whenever we are obedient, he becomes responsible for the consequences and will be faithful in exercising his power for us. But we must be willing to accept whatever he causes or allows. This path takes us through times of joy and times of trial, but our faith grows from it, and to the degree we have faith, Jesus will live through a person, and nothing in all creation will stop God from doing what he wants to do through a person (and reward them for it).
God has prepared simple and quiet lives for us all; the problems come when the world intrudes into our lives. It is near impossible to keep it from affecting us, but it is possible to learn to give all one's hopes and desires to the Lord through which we gain steadfast peace and joy amidst it.
While tangential, this is something related and very important:
There is an important pattern of behavior in God's nature every Christian would do well to be drawing on. These three passages are talking about the same quality of God's nature.
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? (1 Corinthians 6:7, 1984 NIV)
But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. (Matthew 5:39-42, 1984 NIV)
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. ”Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:18-21, 1984 NIV)
(Burning coals is something in all humans that when triggered results in a recognition of one's unholiness, resulting in either humility/love or irrational [spiritually evil] anger/rebellion.)
Humbling oneself when being persecuted opens a huge door to God's power to either bless you or deal with it for you (or both). This is receiving/exercising the power of the cross. I am not aware of any greater power accessible to humans. It has an effect like "leaving room for God's wrath" (from Romans 12:19). When we humble ourselves due to recognizing that it is God who has allowed the evil to hurt us, God practically rides down on a chariot to bless us and deal with the situation the way he wants to—which sometimes is to let it go on for a while and store the blessing up in heaven, but (the reason I mention it) is also sometimes amazingly fast and powerful to rescue and bless us.
It is why God can stress the importance of obeying those he (or we) have caused or allowed to come into some sort of authority over us (boss, parent, government, husband), because it is the same as being obedient to God in God's eyes. If we have a dying-on-the-cross-if-you-want-me-to attitude, God will do amazing things in response. If one is new to Christ, it might take a while (i.e., years) to see the effect, but it is so worth it. It is not an attitude of suppressing rebellion against the evil because God allowed it, but rather of humbling yourself before God with a willingness to participate in unjust suffering as a way of experiencing unity with Jesus—with a confidence that God is going to reward you massively in return.
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (James 4:10, 1984 NIV)