The thinking process when AA came into being was that ego deflation was in order. AA was created by men, for men. I haven't seen too many women walk through the doors of AA that needed their egos deflated, IMHO.
I find this to be a sexist remark, and flaming my person as a man through a generalization of my gender. Historically, in 1935, women did not seek treatment in St. Thomas hospital in Akron, where the majority of the early Alcoholics were met. A reading of Anne Smiths diaries show her to be of pivotal importance in the spiritual development of our founders, and that the meetings held in Akron included the wives of the members. The first female Alcoholic, Florence R. joined in 1937.