When I was younger my mom experimented with one of the Buddhist organizations in the United States that follows the Lotus Sutra. From what I recall of that time

When I was younger my mom experimented with one of the Buddhist organizations in the United States that follows the Lotus Sutra. From what I recall of that time, in earlier writings Buddha wrote that women could not become enlightened because they were enslaved to their emotions. In the Lotus Sutra he recanted this. If I'm remembering correctly that would explain the sexism in some Buddhist organizations. Or it may be an excuse for perpetuating it.