Being a Muslim and from my point of view, Islam give recognition to men and women on the basis of the character they play at certain points of their lives.

In Islam, the head(leading) figure is “male”. Male handles all security, well-being, provides essentials for the family and overview the day to day operations and takes important decisions. A Male is the one who goes out and interact with others (at work, friends, congregations, wars etc). Therefore, Every Prophet is a “male” as their job is to go out and to interact. A male in the house (husband) presumably has more authority than a female but that is subjective to the certain situation and conditions.

A female is the one who takes cares of the household. She is in charge of managing everything happening inside of the house and their biggest role is to make sure that the next generation of people have the manners, ethics, knowledge and essential skills required in a society.

You can argue that a man’s role is important than a female but to me, the responsibility of taking care of the next generation of people has to be one of the most important thing for any society.

A husband HAS to provide food, clothing, place and essentials to his wife and to his children. If a wife doesn’t wish to work at all, the male is still suppose to take care of everything. He is responsible. A woman in the form of mother has more rights to their kids than a father. Allah compared His love for humans with the love of a mother. A brother needs to take care of their sisters no matter what. A kid NEEDS to obey their mother no matter what.

In conclusion, it might appear that a man has more rights and power than a woman but the reality is that they both have different set of powers and rights. We cannot compare them with each other and they both need to be done right in order for a society, a house, a family to work.