Women in Greek Theatre

How were women viewed in Greek theatre? Why?
Greek plays were performed by men to men and women weren't allowed to participate in any way. Women were accused of being "deformed" and "incomplete men", and for this reason their freedom was extremely restricted. However, women did appear in plays and sometime were the main part, just they were performed by male actors.

Greek theatre portrayed a mix of views towards women. For example in Antigone, a women is the lead role and is presented as strong and independant, and a majority of the audience would agree with what Antigone is doing because she is following what the gods would want and Greece was a very worshiping country. However, a lot of greek storylines show that women are dependant on males and cannot overcome them. A man is always involved, whether it is negatively or positively, and he is the decision maker so most of the time, even if a women is strong, it's his decision that is final. The female characters are usually the ones the audience sympathise for, especially when something goes wrong which is the usual outcome for greek plays.