I remember reading an article by a woman (I believe it was an early 1950s style feminist, ie, a pre-feminist) who laid out the problem very simply: Every field, even fields such as dressmaking, dancing, and interior design, have men at the top producing the greatest work. There are no female-dominated endeavors [1]. I think the (also ironic) title of the essay was "Woman is a failed sex" or something like that.

[1] No longer true. A few things, such as the book publishing business are almost completely ruled by women. Not that "rulership" is necessarily "achievement".