Wow. The author never even asks whether requiring adult women to obtain permission to travel is right or wrong, he just points out how less onerous the electronic version of subjugation is (no need to worry about forgetting your papers ladies, your husband can grant you permission from his cell phone and government keeps track!)
Did you read the essay all the way through? He covers that. The prime focus is on explaining on what actually happened and how and what the ramifications are, but the author does mention that it's a problem that the government is inflicting this requirement on people who don't need it.
Yes, I read the whole article, and the article about how he doesn't like being his mom's guardian. He views it more along the lines of "stupid government" rather than "women are not property."
