Islam recognizes woman as an independent personality. Woman is recognized by Islam as a full and equal partner of man in procreation of humankind. She is equal to man in bearing personal and common responsibilities and in receiving rewards for her deeds. She is equal to man in the pursuit of education and knowledge. She is entitled to freedom of expression as much as man is.
Women participate in public life, especially in times of emergencies.
Women used to accompany armies engaged in battles to nurse the wounded, prepare supplies, serve the warriors, and so on. They were not shut behind iron bars. Islam grants woman equal rights to contract, to enterprise, to earn and possess independently. Her life, her property, her honor are as sacred as those of man. Man does get more property inheritance than women, but it is logical because the man is solely responsible for complete maintenance of his wife and family.