A lot of Muslim women actually believe the stuff about head scarves, etc., and others don't. It all depends on the interpretation."
Most middle eastern countries do not allow women to drive, non-muslims have no rights in court against muslims, non-muslims must pay the jizya tax, and women don't have the same property rights or divorce rights as men do.
A theocracy in Iraq, (which is in place in Iran) would be bad.
There's a good example for you. The Quran explicity gives women the right of divorce and remarry, says they can't be held against their will, and states that they will be taken care of after the divorce (alimony). If she initiated the divorce where the husband wasn't at fault, she just has to give back the dowry, if any. True, a man may divorce by saying so three times, but then begins a waiting period where they have to live together without relationships, for the purpose of getting them to work out their differences. A woman wanting divorce simply needs to go to the court as we do in this country.
But that's from the Quran. Misogynist societies may warp it into something different that treats the women as slaves.