Brooks isn't guessing about Trump or inflating his actions - he believes what Trump says and does.       

Brooks and millions of others view women as equals in terms of respect, ethics, morality, intelligence and wisdom.    That still leaves millions of both men and women who will forever be committed emotionally to past gender rolls.  For every Donal Trump that seeks a beautiful woman as an accessory to his own ego, their are women who would more than happy with a life he can provide through wealth and security.  The women in Trumps life also made choices.

The perception of gender roll is shaped by the individuals experience.   It's futile to expect total agreement that there is one particular 'ideal' for men or women.   That won't keep the either the arrogant or the insecure from trying to convince everybody they have the perfect gender roll models.    Not all women are feminist, not all men are Trump - that's the reality and that's not so bad.