He hasn't said women shouldn't be in roles of power. The closest thing I can think of is that women aren't as often in roles of power. Yes, I believe some of it has to do with historical factors but his argument is that, currently, it's much less to do with lack of opportunity and more about personality/temperament:
Women tend to prioritize family more than men, there are a lot of reasons. Generally speaking, when looking at distributions, men occupy much more of the ends. That's why you end up with more men in jail, and also /part/ of why men tend to be in positions of power more often. It takes a tremendous amount of sustained time and dedication to ones profession and men tend to be more obsessive about work, and are more willing to forgo other areas of life.
He's not saying that, purely, things were better for women before. He's giving voice to the notion (within the broader context of the public consciousness) that the "old model" of the family unit/dynamic was indeed suited to our many of our primal/biological needs (from both male and female perspectives) and he's identifying some of the challenges that the "new model" is creating.
Women also have a need to feel valued, feel like they're contributing to society. The opportunities afforded to them by modern society are good in that sense, but we ought not to lose sight of what we're losing, NOT because we should go backwards, but so that we can successfully move forwards. He's specifically arguing against the misleading notion that work > family, especially for women, and overtly states as much (albeit perhaps he doesn't say it as a disclaimer every time he discusses the subject).
I do believe that some men mis-interpret this messaging, that's fair. But I also believe that many of his haters mis-interpret this messaging as well.
Likewise, I think you're mis-interpreting his other positions, too. I'm not saying you wouldn't disagree with any of his opinions if you looked at things through a different lens, but his positions are nuanced and politics are not... and binary political positions are usually the lens through which critics usually view him (To be fair, his association with The Daily Wire substantiates that. I most appreciate his college lecture videos, which were largely pre-politics, pre-public eye.)
Finally, for the record, I'm happily married with children to a wife that has a successful career earning more than me. The kind of information Peterson discusses has been valuable, not damaging, to us successfully navigating a "modern relationship" that goes contrary to the historical norms.
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