The Neolithic revolution (age of agriculture) led to a division of labor within the family in which the man used his physical strength in food production, and the woman took care of food processing and production, and other family duties.
The women’s role in society no longer gave her economic viability on her own.
In essence, the general shift in the division of labor aggravated women’s options of marriage and this increased male bargaining power within the family, which, over generations, translated into norms and behavior which shaped the cultural beliefs on gender roles in societies even today.