GAW, that paragraph in Shulchan Aruch is a chumra which can not be imposed against a spouse’s will. And don’t even start — it is a chumra, not a chiyuv.
And so are all the other things that are being imposed on the women in Mea Shearim & Bait Shemesh. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. I see many posters here that say chumrahs in Tznius by definition are a good thing, even when it affects others. What should they be any different?