What rights do women have in pagan cultures and the Middle East compared to the Western world?
According to the context, among most pagan peoples the woman is still a second-class citizen, and even in the Middle East women do not have the same rights and privileges that the Western world normally thinks of. Women are thus depicted as lacking equal rights and privileges compared to Western standards.
Les teaches that among most pagan peoples, the woman is still a second-class citizen. He further explains that even in the Middle East, the woman does not have the same rights and privileges that we in the Western world normally think of. In the same context, however, women are involved, putting their spinning wheels and needles to work. This illustrates the differing status of women in those cultures compared to Western norms.