Was the Agricultural Revolution "Good for mankind?

"The Agricultural Revolution certainly enlarged the sum total of food at the disposal of humankind, but the extra food did not translate into a better diet or more leisure. Rather, it translated into population explosions and pampered elites. The average farmer worked harder than the average forager, and got a worse diet in return,"

men and women were able to be citizens, but women did not have all of the rights of men including voting and holding office. slaves could be if they were freed.