What the author has is the clarity of a mugged liberal. She knows the dark side well, and she knows its attraction for others, and she sees it clearly now, because she is ensconced in the truth.
Not a lot of need for hard science training to speak the truth out of your own experience.
Womens’ Lib allowed a lot of guys to get out of a marriage they were tired of, and never would have escaped under the ‘’old’’ system. I new several guys whose wifes just cut out and said forget it Jack.