Complementarianism
Complementarianism is the theological concepts in Christianity, Judaism, & Islam, that men together with women develope different but complementary roles and responsibilities in marriage, family life, and religious leadership. the word "complementary" and its cognates are currently used to denote this view. Some Christians interpret the Bible as prescribing complementarianism, and therefore adhere to gender-specific roles that preclude women from specific functions of ministry within the community. Though women may be precluded fromroles and ministries, they are held to be represent in moral value and of construct up status. The phrase used to describe this is 'Ontologically equal, Functionally different'.
Complementarians assign primary headship roles to men and support roles to women based on their interpretation ofbiblical passages. One of the precepts of complementarianism is that while women may assistance in the decision-making process, the ultimate dominance for the decision is the purview of the male in marriage, courtship, and in the polity of churches subscribing to this view.
The main contrasting viewpoint is egalitarianism, which submits that positions of predominance and responsibility in marriage and religion should be equally available to females as well as males.