Complementarianism

"Complementarianism is the theological view that although men and women are created equal in their being and personhood, yet they are created to complement each other via different roles in life and in the church. It is rooted in a literal interpretation of the creation account and the roles of men and women presented in Scripture....

The opposing view to Complementarianism is Egalitarianism which maintains that the patriarchal patterns in the Bible are culturally bound and that there no inherent distinction in roles between men and women to be maintained today. Egalitarianism sees no acceptable equality in a hierarchy of roles between men and women." (Theopedia.com)