Raising daughters
In the Old Testament, one woman played the harlot and her husband tried to win her back with kind words, gifts, and her father’s approval. The result was her brutal death.
A different woman had her brother speak up for her because she wanted to first. She was rebuked and given leprosy for a week. When intercession was made for her to lessen the judgment, the response God gave was:
14 But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven days? Let her be shut up for seven days outside the camp, and afterward she may be received again.” (Numbers 12:14)
The result is her primarily being remembered as the little girl who asked Pharaoh’s daughter to let Moses’ mother continue to nurse him and being recorded in Scripture as a prophetess.
In the New Testament, Jesus ignores a woman speaking out of the proper order until she responds with humble wisdom, He then grants her request.
Jesus forgives a woman for doing something in secret out of need but holds her accountable in front of everyone.
Jesus protects a woman from harassment after she performs a perceived financial blunder, but He judges her heart and blesses her.
Jesus warns a woman in the church that He has given her time to repent, but because of her lack of repentance He will give her sickness and kill her children to make an example of her to the churches.
If she guards her virginity, bless her with beautiful things, if not, don’t let her out of your sight. Once she marries, she is now his responsibility to protect.
References
Judges 19:1-3
Numbers 12:14
Exodus 15:20
Numbers 30:3-8
Song of Songs 8:8-9
Feeding Trough 
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