That’s modern Hollywood in a nutshell. It’s not just walking dead. Look at marvel new direction look what they did to Star Wars ghostbuster etc etc.
TWD is worse IMO because it has been going for 10 years now, and the context of a zombie apocalypse is the least likely place for strong female leadership to be widespread.
That's simply because the people who survive shit like this are mostly killers at best, psychopaths at worst.
On average the caveman laws would apply... biggest, strongest, toughest, would end up killing or subjugating the weak.
At least Alpha kinda made sense... she manipulated Beta into being her big ass enforcer, and she was uniquely smart/tough herself.
But the rest... if a dude wanted to take control from Maggie and it went back to the fucking Viking days, the dude probably wins the fight the vast majority of the time.
I'm not saying women can't win fights or use cunning to overcome brute force, but if you're being realistic at some point it will come down to a 1on1 stand off, and then wtf do you do? Fight? Lose?
If Maggie or Carol or Michonne challenge Negan or Rick or Beta to a 1on1 fight, who do you think wins?
Standing toe to toe, no trickery, no opportunity to ambush, no help.... authority questioned.... they get their ass kicked and lose their power.
Luckily they rule over nothing but beta little bitch boys, so it works out well.