How do you equate the value of women today?
Many women degrades womanity, how about you? how do you value a woman/yourself?
Being a female, I would say that the males usually respect the women who are having self-respect. I have hardly ever faced any sort of discrimination from the males. If you have the talent, then no one will be able to stop you. But if you don't have the talent, and is dependent on the affirmative action quota for the female gender, then not many males may be happy about it.