I think I must be misunderstanding you...when you say the article is ironic, do you mean it is wrong?

To me it is the behavior of non-Russian societies behavior towards women that is ironic, acting as if there was this huge conspiracy from society to "keep women down", which I've always felt was utter nonsense but you dare not say such things in polite company, whereas according to this article, it is actually these do-gooders who think they are trying to help women who are actually the ones harming them!

That must be what you were thinking as well and I just misinterpreted you?