...Tylin's accomodation with them is suggested to be the course of wisdom and sensibility, while Beslan's resistance is portrayed as hot-headed foolishness.

Even Rand al'Thor, the supposed epitome and redeemer of masculine power in the world of WoT has an all-female entourage. The few males he had kept around previously have gone off on their own agendas and missions (in addition to having formally subservient roles to their wives), leaving him alone with Cadsuane, Alivia, Nynaeve and Min. Bashere and Logain are the closest to male henchmen he has left, but they are off doing their leadership things, and Logain bad-mouths Rand to women repeatedly and is the most pro-Aes Sedai male who is not a Warder in the entire series! One might look upon his ridiculous love-life as some sort of male power statement, having three women so desperate for his attention and affection they will even encourage him to indulge himself with the others, but even in a normal relationship, the woman has the man outnumbered: two boobs to one. Rand MIGHT have been able to be the dominant partner in a relationship with one woman. Not a prayer with three.

All this reinforces the strong theme of female dominance in the world of WoT, of which RJ seems to also being saying: "They have so many advantages normally - look at how insane it gets when we hadn over politics too!"

So with all this in mind? What culture or nation do you see as being the most male-friendly and which one do you see as the most restrictive on women in general (as opposed to customs or laws that restrict specific groups such as female channelers - in other words, I am trying to avoid answers like "The Aiel/Sea Folk/Seanchan are the most restrictive to women because all female channelers are forced to choose the same profession." )?