Well, see, they aren't equal. In fact nobody alive is truly "equal." On a barebones gender level, yes, there is a basic form of "We're the same." But after that, there is no equality. However, it should be in everybody's best interest to treat each other with the same respect that they themselves would expect. I'll give you an example. I'm a big guy, and a year or so back, I worked at a construction job. I'm a big guy, but for my age, compared to the "norm" around here, I'm not quite as strong as I could be. And I got shit for it. Now, about 3 months into my job, we got some new folks working on the job. And there was this really skinny fellow. About as tall as me, a pretty big guy in his own right, but a very small frame, and the two of us were tasked with moving some iron beams around. He couldn't lift them. I didn't say a word. Not so much as a peep, not a smile or a smirk, and no jokes behind his back, because I understood that people all have different "settings." Why would I give him shit for something that's part of his own genetics or for all I know could be some degenerative disease? Why should I receive shit because of my size and apparent lesser strength to match? Truth is, I work in an environment where I don't get to move around and lift as much as other people do, and over the course of 7-8 months, any muscle mass gained is lost during the winter because you can't work outside. But I work twice as hard as they do to compensate for it. Basically, people will always be different, no matter the gender. But what isn't different, and what shouldn't be, is the level of respect and civility shared between people.