https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppGCbh8ggUs&t=20m50s

From the video: Sparta's population and might declined for unknown reasons. When a foreign force finally visited them, they saw nothing but a meaningless village.

If you watch the first part, it goes over how women were handed property and wealth when their husbands passed away. Imagine a society where all men are poor and you have a female wealthy class lol. Sounds like a nightmare. That's where we're headed ourselves, tbh.