What conclusion can you draw about american society in the 1960s from this quote?

I am thinking about the answer which is  women's traditional roles as wives and mothers remained strongly entrenched. This is because I could personally conclude that the quote means that men are more on working and their career that they tend to forget their role as a husband.

Inspired by President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, Meredith decided to exercise his constitutional rights and apply to the University of Mississippi. His goal was to put pressure on the Kennedy administration to enforce civil rights for African Americans.