Even though the 206 years have past since the above quote was written, women are still oppressed. Differentiation based on gender is evident in almost every society.
Biological differences exist between the sexes.
Child-bearing and physical strength account for the reasons why women have stayed at home to cook, clean, and raise children and why men went out to hunt and kill. Today, we are still suffering the consequences of those cave man ways. Despite recent breakthroughs in the women's movement, we are still not believed to be equal to men. To be precise, we are not believed to be equal by men and by many women. Many institutions stereotype, and in turn, oppress women.