What the Bible Really Says About Women challenges and disproves the widely held belief by various denominations and individuals that women were made by God to be subordinate to men, and are thus denied leadership roles within the church and elsewhere. From Genesis to the Pauline letters, to the early church and to present day, the evidence is conclusive: both men and women were created equal by God and women and men are called by God to hold leadership positions in the work of the Gospel.