Christ's disciples on the road to Emmaus listened to His teaching without recognizing Him. Her gathering is primarily a family occasion, not geared for evangelism but worship. Every individual family has a unique opportunity to image the relationship between Christ and His people. Men and women are not to compete, but to complement. Men are primarily responsible for providing for their wife and children.
Women are primarily responsible for managing the house.
Husbands are to lead their wives, and wives are to submit to their husbands. The wife's labors result in her husbands success in his vocation, and the husband lays down his life for his wife. The paradigm for the application of the Story is based upon our knowledge and understanding of the details of the story. They provide a positive example of the God we imitate, the evil we resist, and the Bride who we are. Men also uniquely image God as the King and Divine Husband, while women uniquely image the Bride.