Then again, was the "womens liberation" movement that suddenly forced all women to think that being a Housewife, a mother is wrong and restrictive, rather than Religion.
These rules are set in place to try and protect Women as they are the womb that must give birth to God's most precious gift of all. Life.
Also, there are many mainstream religions that have no sex divides. Buddhism, Scientology, Hinduism, Humanism, Jainism, Sikhism - to name but a few.
It seems a bit cliché and ignorant to target the Catholic Church, it seems that this is the only religion being targeted at the moment.
As a Buddhist, this is not my best area to defend.