Of course it is what he meant to say. It's the same type of attitude that thinks a cradle-to-grave government leech, like the fictional Julia, is a good idea. Obviously, they think the only way women can make it is with the help of the government.
If Julia is still in college at age 26, she has a problem.
Women decided that they don't need men, now they want the government to take care of them?
You made your beds, now sleep in them. With your cats!