How valid is the statement, "The female characters in the crucible are victims of a male dominated society"?

One could argue that it is valid to state that the female characters in The Crucible are victims of a male-dominated society. In the introduction to the play, Miller describes how young women were treated in Puritan society and mentions that they were expected to be obedient, docile, and humble at all times. Young females were perceived as children and occupied one of the lowest social classes in society. Females were also prohibited from occupying positions of authority and had no say in Salem's political agenda.
Aside from the fact that respected, morally-upright women like Rebecca Nurse, Martha Corey, and Elizabeth Proctor are arrested, one could argue that Abigail and her followers' primary motivation for preserving the witchcraft hysteria is a direct result of living as oppressed, second-class citizens. Once they are given positions of power, the girls take advantage of the rare opportunity and continue to lie during the proceedings.
Danforth, Hathorne, and Parris represent Salem's authority and callously pass judgment on women throughout the play. They use Abigail and her followers to solidify their positions of authority and attempt to manipulate Elizabeth to make her husband offer a false confession. It is also important to note that the women who do take a stand against Salem's authoritative males suffer the ultimate consequences.

At first, I was inclined to say that this is not true. However, after thinking about what Tituba goes through as an enslaved woman and a scapegoat—essentially the lowest possible position in this society—I changed my mind. The men demand a confession; Parris threatens to beat her if she doesn't confess; Putnam wants to see her hanged if she won't admit her sins. She names only women, indicating her understanding that her persecutors expect female names. Tituba is absolutely a victim of this male-dominated society.
It is men who make the arrests, men who conduct the trials, and men who question the accused. We can see the difference between the well-educated magistrate, John Hathorne, and relatively uneducated Martha Corey when he questions her. These men are able to twist the words of the women, trapping them in convoluted arguments that trip them up. The playing field is not equal, and it works to the women's disadvantage.