Plato
According to Plato, women and men are likely to have similar virtues. Therefore, the gender disparity issue needs to be reconsidered, and women accorded similar privileges to men. However, his student. Aristotle is of a differing opinion arguing that women are a weaker gender.
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas is a 13th-century supreme scholastic philosopher who echoed and supported the Roman law on women. According to Roman law, men are authoritative and have the right to own property and make vital decisions affecting the community. Therefore, the place of women is restricted to obeying the husband and raring children.
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the chosen son of God whose purpose is to bring salvation to humanity. Christians consider Jesus Christ as their mediator who conveys their prayers to God, his father. According to Christ, all human beings, regardless of gender, are equal before God. However, the medical society found a way of developing traditions that disadvantage women.
Paul
In Galatians 3:8, Paul reminds Christians that there is no special human being before God because all are equal. The assumption of Paul is vital in bringing equality among women and men. According to Paul, women were his coworkers, and they performed similar roles as men as narrated in the book of 1st Corinthians 16:9.
Epistles
Epistles description of women is demeaning according to the modern reader. For instance, in the book of 1st Timothy 2:9-15, Epistles concluded that women are the weaker sex and insisted that they must be submissive to their husbands.
God
God is the creator of all things that exist, including human beings. God created a woman to be a man's helper, but not a slave. However, medieval society decided to use religion to define women as the weaker sex that the man must control.
Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni wrote ant-feminist manifestos in 1355 to justify male ego over women. However, the justification and conclusions of his manifestos are non-justifiable because facts do not support them.
Christine de Pizan
Christine sparked a literary debate about women's freedom in the 15th century, and she countered her male counterparts to base their conclusions on facts. Christine argued that controlling women based on religion was wrong.
Juan Rodriguez de la Camara
In his debates, Juan Rodriguez de la Camara offered counterevidence of female superiority, claiming that men are superior to women.
Gasparo Pallavicino
Gasparo Pallavicino is among the ancient champions who advocated for the equality of genders. According to Gasparo, women are vital because they give birth and raise future generations. Besides raising future generations, Gasparo argued that women have the wisdom to make vital decisions like men and even perform similar functions during execution. Gasparo concluded that men and women have equal capacities to make the world better because each plays a vital role.
