It's deeper than that. In the Gospel of Thomas Jesus says "I will lead her, that I may make her male, in order that she also may become a living spirit resembling you males". He concludes by saying, "For every woman who will make herself male will enter the kingdom of heaven".

In Mahayana Buddhism, women must "become" men to achieve full Buddhahood. In the Lotus Sutra, the Dragon Kings daughter spontaneously transforms into a man to prove her readiness for Buddhahood.