Well, I make pot roast during the week, thanks to the slow cooker. I get your point, but I think your own personal hatred of cooking is coloring your reactions.
I have two masters degrees and make more than about 95% of the female working population, and I love to cook at the end of the day. I like sharing the day and a glass of wine with my husband while I chop and saute.
If your metaphor is female subjugation, don't pick pot roast to express it. That's a dish that completely takes care of itself for hours at a time while you do other things! :)
How about fried chicken then??