Yes yes Dave! There are several such cultures around, and I detest all of them. Fortunately, my Muslim husband and I reached an understanding on this one long before we got married. But his poor sisters back in Africa are treated like disempowered slaves. (FGM, subservience etc) Luckily, they live in a city, and with the internet are gradually becoming more independent and in charge of their own lives.
I reckon this is the decade when all these attitudes towards women can be reassessed and big improvements made. I don't 'hate men' but I do believe that males need to examine their inner motivations and behaviour. The key is 'mutual respect', which applies to any group, males, females, race, age, and so on.