Other mitzvahs still apply. However, to summarize the position, being a Jewish Woman is the greatest gift G-d has given us. Jewish worship is based on the homefront. As one of the goals of our lives as Jews is to learn how to love G-d, we have been given marriage to guide us in what is love.
Love is the carrying out of the potential of giving.
It is the job of the woman to guide herself, her mate and her family, to teach them selfless love and bring them closer to G-d. The first step in caring for a Jewish child's soul starts before the child is born. The second law is the one of Lighting Candles on Shabbat. Light also symbolizes Torah, and in this case the light symbolizes the gift of Peace. As the woman lights candles for Shabbat she is symbolically bringing peace into her home, into the neighborhood and into the world.