Maher is a tool of patriarchy, from a doctrine that is also patriarchal by nature. The underline assumption is that the woman cannot fend for herself or cannot be self-sufficient, and has to be taken care of by a man.
It's not only Muslims, western marriage laws are ridiculous as well, men have to pay 50% of their property. What a load of crap! And what infuriates me is that even female feminists don't raise voice against this injustice.