Tao Te Ching

“The difference between men and women is mainly that men beget and women bear children. The pursuits of men are the same as the pursuits of women, the gifts of nature are alike diffused in both so there should be no difference in the kind of education they receive and little difference in the roles of both in the state's administration... a woman's talent is not at all inferior to a man's.”

— Socrates 469 – 399 BCE via Shan Dao, et alia
One of the most powerful influences on Western Civilization