The Platonic Ideal of Women

So, having brought up the theme of “woman” in Kundera’s novel, I thought it would be appropriate to post about Plato’s view of women since Franz has a “Platonic ideal” of this gender.
According to my trustworthy Internet sources, Plato was actually pretty progressive in terms of his thoughts.  However, the guy definitely wasn’t perfect.  He said that both men and women should be guardians, and therefore that women couldn’t have families or be traditional wives since they would be dedicating themselves to the betterment of society.  In doing so, though he takes away choice from women (and men) by asserting that they have a duty and maintaining that they must follow a certain path determined by none other than Plato himself.  Still, though, it’s not like he was saying that only women should do what he says.  But one sources does say, “He does not argue for equality of status on grounds of fairness or of self-fulfilment for women, but rather on the grounds of the abstract political principles” (http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199646043.001.0001/acprof-9780199646043-chapter-5
).  Hmm…
Another source tells us, “And this is precisely his main argument in the Republic - that given the same training, education and opportunities, suitable women could be equally suited to the position of guardian as their male counterparts” (https://www.classicsnetwork.com/essays/the-nature-of-women-in-plato-and/786).
Then again, Plato also says the following: “The one gender is far superior to the other in just about every sphere.”  Wow, thanks.  I mean, at least Plato wasn’t as bad as Aristotle.