I do not know about detrimental. Women have never had rights akin to those that are available to them in our modern world. Alot of this was because of the need for rapid procreation due to the miserable life spans available to ancient cultures. People were often dying before thier 30's. Some women would have 12 offspring by the time they were 26 and only see 3-5 of those children even survive. Keeping women safe was the first agenda and making sure they were pregnant the second.
This was not in any way sexist, it was mere survival. Look at how the Spartans treated women and newborns. It was one of the reasons they were one of the strongest Greek states.