Ask a lifelong (irreligious) atheist

[lisah]

http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-...ender.html

The Jain religious discourse shares universal prejudices against women, who are viewed as temptresses and symbols of attachment, fickleness, and, above all, treacherousness. Acts of deception (māyā ) are considered a woman's main characteristic, to the extent that deceitfulness comes to be adduced as an explanation for sex-differentiation: "As a result of manifesting deception a man in this world becomes a woman. As for a woman, if her heart is pure, she becomes a man in this world" (Maheśvarasūri, Nānapancamīkahā 3.17, tenth century).

It seems to me that women always get the short end of the stick. (no pun intended, but seen after writing that, hehe)

Any thoughts on why that might be, or is that too off-topic?