Take a look at the other thread under my original post for a full explanation.

We are made of a biological part and a spiritual part. The biological part is gendered, the spiritual part is not. The consequence is that, taken as a whole, every person is gendered. Body and soul together, we are all either man or woman.

In an analogical sense, woman is the image of the soul in relation to God. God initiates, gives us His gifts, and pursues us, and we receive and respond in love. Christ is the bridegroom, seeking to woo the soul into loving union with Him.