It is taught in the Quran that the man has to take care of the women. The women are given the role of care takers for their children and they have a choice to work or not to work. If a women chooses not to work (which Islamically she has every right not while the man does not) then the man supports the family. If the women chooses to work (which Islamically she has every right to) then whatever she earns from her profession she is capable of doing whatever she wants with that money. She can buy herself jewlery, cars, gifts, dinner, whatever she pleases and not one cent of that has to go towards the family, or the bills (and the man can't say a damn thing) This is a womans right. For Example. If wife makes $100 thousand a year and husband makes $50 thousand a year, the wife although she makes more money than the husband can do WHATEVER she wants with that money, and the man has to put his money towards the family. A woman is also given a dowry. It is set before marriage, for an x amount of money. If the man divorces his wife, he HAS to give her that X amount of money afterwards. Although the man is the head of the household, he cannot make a decision without discussing it with his wife. Islam stopped women from being slaves, and gave them the right to divorce there husband ( a right in which they didn't have before). Yes, women are asked to cover themselves in a respectful manner, what's wrong with that? Would you rather a religion say something along the lines of "O dear Women. Dress in miny skirts, and flaunt your breasts to the men of earth so that when the men look at you they can indulge in sexual thoughts towards you. Verily when you dress like this you are gaining the respect of all whom cross your path". Take it from a mans point of view, and from a man who has hung around men who see women as pieces of meat, and the women who get it the worse are the ones who dress like trash, and the ones who get the most respect are the ones who cover themselves (not necessarily with a hijab) and by the way the covering of a womens head is solely up to the women.
We are to treat our wives and daughters like queens, and that is taught by the prophet Muhammed himself. Men work and live to protect there wives and children. Why wouldn't a women want to be a muslim? Don't be fooled by the media and what you read on the internet, a lot of it is junk.
Peace