Import substitution industrialization (ISI) policies are intended to do all of the following EXCEPT increase gender equality
decrease unemployment
aid local businesses
reduce dependency
stimulate innovation

In financial aspects, a depression is a sustained, long haul downturn in monetary movement in one or more economies. it is a more extreme monetary downturn than a recession, which is a slowdown in financial action through the span of a typical business cycle. a depression is an irregular and extreme type of recession. so depression is always followed by recession but it is not correct to state that a depression always follow a recession.

Public life in general was dominated by males

Ihonestly think it's cause of liberal media and modern trends of today combined think about it when one popular person agrees on something and says something sucks are is at fault other people agree on it so if some liberal media place says that its the us fault then it starts the trend  i think this is a major part of this but not all of it