No sense of inferiority is implied by the word helper. Eve was different. And her abilities would complement Adam's. The idea was to provide separate public services, job opportunities, and education to both minorities and the racial majority. It was interpreted by many to be a ploy to preserve segregation and perpetuate a skin-deep sense of racial supremacy.
Many women feel that they too have a separate and unequal position in life.
No matter how much men talk about equality, some women feel they are treated like second-class citizens. Their feelings are often well-founded. In male-dominated societies, the general tendency has been to suppress women. Their intellectual abilities have been overlooked, their strengths ignored, and their worth unappreciated. There's a big difference between the racial issue and the sex factor when it comes to leadership in the home and in the church.