Why was the Money in the Bank open only to men prior to 2017?

[cyhh2002]

Before the Women's Evolution changed WWE, the Money in the Bank ladder match was open only to men. Was it Triple H and Stephanie McMahon's idea to have a Women's MITB match?

 

[Psykohurricane55]

It fit with the whole women's revolution PR movement of the time. They realise that it wouldn't look good if they didn't do one for the women's back then and ipthey even got some backlash with the way the first one ended.