When holiness is equated to masculinity, it is rather difficult to side - step notions of femaleness — or «femininity» — as ontological inferiority...» (rachelheldevans.com)
The doctrine of forgiveness, the doctrine of the Cross as a symbol of redemption, the myths and the mysteries surrounding the human body and human sexuality, the identification of sin and temptation with femaleness, the Image of God, the mind / body dualism that devalues female life, the depreciation of creation... these are some of the problems Christianity poses, giving subtle sanction to the violence women experience. (religion-online.org)