Its one of the many situations in this world where women are both
'strong, independent, capable, dont need no man, equal or greater to men'
and
'Weak, fragile, emotional little girls who need to be coddled and taken care of because the worlds a dangerous place for a lady'.
Its just a series of picking and choosing what applies and when.
Divorce: strong
Alimony: weak
Punches a man: strong
Punched by a man: weak
Sleeps around: strong
gets pregnant: weak
Makes sexist comment: strong
hears one: weak
Commits crime: strong
arrested: weak
etc etc