Re: Pati warta dharam
in olden days, yes!
the thing is:
in olden days, men used to have company in the mardaan Khaana and they hardly stepped into zanaan Khana. men used to have a circle of friends almost all day. they used to eat outside.
it was more due to parda thingy than any religious supremacy of men.
i had seen a man in my village, he used to stay in the mardaa Khaana 24/7 and he would tell his wife when he planned to spend the night with his wife in the zanaan Khaana. 
we knew it because that night all the kids had freedom of to haunt older folks with our mischievous acts across the village. hahaha