That sounds like a sterotypical misconception just like when the DUers accuse us ALL of being bigots, racists and homophobes. I wouldn't generalize like that about any group of people. I am sure there are Catholic homes or Protestant homes which are much more male-dominated than some Mormon homes and vice versa.
I am not Mormon, but I have a very close friend who is and, from my personal observation, she wears the pants in her family. She is the married mother of 6 -- 5 of whom are boys -- and she is in charge of EVERYONE. Other Mormon families I have observed also seem to have a very strong maternal presence in the home -- and women are revered and cherished.
Further, we are not hiring Mitt to be Pastor in Chief in order to convert us all to Mormonism. So what they believe or do in their homes is really their own business. I don't see it as either a plus or minus when determining whether he'd be a good president frankly. What is pertinent is that he is a man of faith and espouses the Judeo-Christian principles on which our country was founded.
I was referring to their belief that the Men determine if the Women get to heaven....am I wrong? Isn't that what they believe? If I'm wrong about that I apoligize...it's what I've been told by a number of Evangelicals. Also, can women go into the inner sanctum of the Temple?