He designed each one of us the way he wants us to be. He respects us so much that he allowed his only son to be crucified for our benefit. He did this that we might share eternal life with him forever. This tradition gives respect to the natural order of creation. It places responsibility for leadership where God intended it to be.
Men are the natural leaders of, and providers for, the family.
Women, and the children they bear, are the motivation for family relationships which prefigure the perfect relationships of Heaven. This divinely established order serves to promote the eternal kingdom. It also enhances the prospects for peace and harmony in this life. In the present age, when women have been given great freedom and many women have chosen to express their independence, there has been a great increase in cases of rape and other forms of personal assault upon them. The divorce rate has risen dramatically.