Oneironaut:

To say that men and women are equal is completely wrong. We each have our place and no one can deny it. However, many people refer to men as innovators and women as homekeepers. This is true in our current society, but perhaps it is only because it has been that way throughout history. Indeed maybe societies of the past have made women one way and men the other. Perhaps you could isolate several newborns in a fixed habitat and watch and observe who becomes the innovator and who becomes the homekeeper. Maybe both sexes would do both things together!
BUT WHO KNOWS BECAUSE YOU CANT TREAT HUMANS LIKE LABRATS.

The overall message in the bible is that all people should be TREATED equally. So pretend for a second that the Bible writes such things as you have listed as explanation that woman and men arent ACTUALLY equal. That there are indeed some inherent differences between the two sexes that make up the human race. I dont think anyone could possibly argue that men and women are created equal, especially because the two sexes have completely different reproductive organs. The fact that they have different reproductive organs leads to the fact that they have different hormones in their brains, and hormones have as much to do with muscle mass as they do thought process. It may be no mistake that men anger more quickly than women, especially considering that men have more testosterone. Could the fact that men anger quickly have to do with their obvious desire to dominate? And if men are constantly trying to dominate, doesnt that make them inherently different than women? Just thoughts.

What I'm really trying to say is that men and women being treated the same is different than men and women being created the same. The verses you cite have no relevance to the argument you are trying to make.

Define oppression?

Cheers!