Well, women used to have a universal, positive, female role model. She was meek, but brave, and mild and gentle, but also resilient, and obedient, but forthright.

After they tossed her in the rubbish bin of history, as a Biblical NPC, women looked for other _female_ role models.

Saying "women should also just see Jesus as a role model" ignores the fact that women shouldn't be acting like a man. It's a sort of transgender morality, and I think Jesus wouldn't have approved. Otherwise, why were the apostles only men? If women are just men with innies, rather than outies? Should we all just stop listening to them preach and get up on the pulpit, ourselves?

One of the responsibilities men have, is providing women with _relatable_ models. Models who fulfilled similar roles, as they do. There are many strong women, in the Bible, but Mary was the strongest and the most graceful.