This, I think, is definitely key here. The entire structure of the Aes Sedai is moronic. The strongest person is not automatically the most capable, nor should the weakest automatically be a servant.

What further infuriates me is the entire Ajah structure. Sure, let the women that want to focus on knowledge, healing, battle, etc do what they want to study, but why does it have to be in secret little sub-sects that are as divided along party lines as hardcore Democrats and Republicans. No other group of channelers is segregated like this, and every other group of channelers has been more effective in actually impacting the world around them than the Aes Sedai.