I don't think that banning women from voting is simply men wanting power for themselves and being chauvinists. There was a strong anti-suffragist movement which was composed only of women.
There are huge problems with democracy to even begin with, one of them is that the majority counts, so theoretically kids could vote to have candy and chips for every meal if they wanted to if they were allowed to vote. There is a problem of responsibility in democracy - people, in general, are not that great in understanding politics, philosophy, economy - but women are even worse and understanding those is kinda implicit in being able to vote. Women are more prone to being "emotional" and don't think that politics and running the society should be based on emotions but in principles and that's where women fail miserably (most of them).
Women voting is good for people who want large government(like the Worker's Front :D) because they vote left wing, if you are man you want more money for yourself and if you are a married woman you want more money for your man and those two groups(men and married women) tend to vote conservative. And don't get me wrong it's not me being a "bigot" - there is a clear research showing that women are not interested in politics at all.
And wage gap is a myth, if you do a multivariable analysis there is practically no wage gap. What people do is sum how much men make and how much women make and compare that and you don't have to be a genius to see that comparisn is flawed.
RE: Stan up for your rights and don't be afraid! If our ancestors were afraid we wouldn't have the right to vote yet!