I have heard Osho say something very interesting...
There are only two steps on the spiritual path. The first step is easy for women and almost impossible for men. The second step is very easy for men and almost impossible for women.
The first step is surrender and the second step is letting go into the void.
The woman is the initiatress for the man. Once he has surrendered and passed through her love portal, he is then ready to initiate her into the quality of the void and pure consciousness.
When a woman travels the path of love and opens to spiritual rebirth, she will flower into consciousness.
When a man travels the path of awareness and meditation, he will find himself flowering into love.
Men and women are mirrors for each other. We simply need to learn to polish our mirrors till they shine.