Excellent piece. In fact I want to say exactly what Seth Millstein wrote in your comments.

Adding: Somewhere along the way, humans became really f*#&ed up about money, work, creativity, play, individuality, happiness, more. For women, the entire one half of humanity, this f*#&edup-ness is multiplied and magnified.

Can we fix this? Hmmmm. Take a look now at most series and movies. What does one see ? More of what you write about being rammed down our throats.