I thought it says that women desire several different things, so sometimes they prefer other things over holding positions of power. No need to call it strife,

I thought it says that women desire several different things, so sometimes they prefer other things over holding positions of power. No need to call it strife, it's simply a decision between several desirable things that you can not all have at the same time. Otherwise you could also say the co-existence of chocolate muffins and blueberry muffins is causing women strife (and other people, too), because it forces them to decide.