Masculine doesn’t mean male, and feminine doesn’t mean female. Strictly it is not women who have been suppressed, but feminine energy. This suppression applies to both males and females because both the genders have both the energies - masculine as well as feminine. It is not the men who are rigid, but the masculinity in us. The rigidity makes it difficult for us to imbibe change. https://www.lifehealer.in/basic-serenity-surrender-workshop-2#:~:text=Basic%20Workshop,-This%20workshop%20spans&text=It%20serves%20as%20an%20introduction,to%20heal%20oneself%20and%20others.