In their spiritual natures, they were equally worthy

"The foremost distinguishing characteristic bestowed upon 

man is his Divine image, his tzelem Elohim, which denotes 

particular qualitative endowments, such as a moral sense, free 

will, and intellect. Man partakes of these attributes within 

human limitations, while God's representation of these qualities 

is absolute. Maimonides embodied man's likeness to God pri- 

marily in terms of his intellect (Guide 1: 1). This Divine gift was 

given to both men and women. "And God created man with His 

image. In the image of God, He created him; male and female 

He created them" (Gen. 1:27).7 In their spiritual natures, they 

were equally worthy." 

R. Joseph Soloveitchik 

(Man of Faith in the Modern World, p. 84).