Allan Kardec. The book of spirits (№ 397307)

Question: does a woman of her physical weakness naturally dependent on men?
Answer: God has given the one more strength to protect the weak, not oppress it.
God has led the dispensation of each substance in accordance with the obligations which it must fulfill. The woman he has given less physical strength, but at the same time, He endowed her with greater sensitivity, which is associated with the delicacy of the maternal duties and the weakness of the beings entrusted to her care.