Men need to stay the hell away from women like that. Avoid them like the plague.
No. I don’t think that’s what the article is saying at all. Just the opposite.
Here’s my take: Women prefer men with prestige, which means men that are successful in business and social interactions. These are unlikely to be limp-wristed and kicked around by others.
My interpretation (and experience) is that the men who are excessively pushy and swaggering when dealing with women are those who are failures in other areas of their lives. Women sense this and do not like it. Men who are successful in the world at large, don’t need to make up for their inadequacies by being obnoxious and pushy with women.
Most women like strong men, men who are secure in their masculinity and their prestige, strong enough to treat a woman nicely and behave like a gentleman.
I think the word aggressive has been warped into a bad thing. If aggressive means picking fights or hitting a woman over the head and dragging her back to the cave, then no, it’s not attractive to women. If aggressive means taking the initiative, flirting, asking a woman for a date, pursuing a career, playing sports, leading (a company, a boy scout troop, a sports team, ...), defending his family, serving in the military, building things with his hands, exploring the world (physically or intellectually), standing up for what’s right, etc., then it’s very attractive to a woman.
It sounds more like women like men who have earned a high status rather than men who are just jerks to everyone.