I believe we are all loved by God equally, but on a human-down-to-earth level, I believe we need to discern people, their gifts, and character.
For example, do you give a 10 year old the job of General of the armed forces? Why not? Are we not all equal? Common-sense tells us why. A 10 year old does not have the intelligence or ability to deploy our troops effectively for the defense of the nation.
Likewise, God has given every human-being unique gifts tailored specifically to him or her. Its in the scripture that God has given a city or town its "blacksmiths" and "craftsmen". Jesus was a carpenter but he wasn't a house painter.
The point is, I believe people should go with their roles, its what they love to do anyway (God's gift to them) and its better for society.
I don't believe the whole men and women are equal, because I don't see women fit as leaders or builders of society. That doesn't mean they can't absolutely not lead, there are exceptions and God can give the gift of leadership to a woman, such as Joan of Arc.
However I think ladies would like this arrangement personally, since they get the benefits of being "ladies" and all the perks that come with that, one being not being drafted into military service.
Regardless, I believe in meritocracy, give the job to the BEST candidate available, whether it be a man or woman, not this whole quota system where men and women must be 50/50 in every job market.