I agree that the Pyramid of Power is dominated by the men. The picture from that pyramid clearly presented men holding the ultimate power. As what you said, women who had power would make men useless and no purpose in life. There is a quote in the The Handmaid’s Tail that would further support your argument. In one scene, the Offred’s commander told her that “The problem wasn’t only with the women, he says. The problem was with the men. There was nothing for them anymore. Nothing for them to do. I mean there was nothing for them to do with women. There is nothing to work for, nothing to fight for.” In this quotation, the commander is explaining that the reason for taking the power to women in the Republic of Gilead is to make men have purpose
