When Paul instructs those at Ephesus and Corinth about conduct, he speaks to the men and the women about specific problems those churches were having. The men were medaling in others' business, gossiping, stirring up anger, and not working an honest days work. The women were asking a lot of questions while in the temple because they had never been allowed to be there before. There were a host of other issues. These rules were for a certain group of people at a time when they were considered the worst among the New Testament church.
Exodus 15:20: Miriam, the sister of Aaron was a prophetess and one of the triad of leaders of Israel during the Exodus from Egypt.
Judges 4 & 5: Deborah, a prophet-judge, headed the army of ancient Israel.
2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22 Huldah, a prophet, verified the authenticity of the "Book of the Law of the Lord given through Moses." She triggered a religious renewal.
Acts 9:36 The author of Luke referred to a female disciple by her Aramaic name Tabitha, who was also known by her Greek name Dorcas. She became sick had died; Peter brought her back to life.
Acts 21:8: Philip the evangelist had four unmarried daughters who were prophets.
Philippians 4:2: Paul refers to two women, Euodia and Syntyche, as coworkers who were active evangelicals, spreading the gospel.
Romans 16:1: Paul refers to Phoebe as a minister (diakonos) of the church at Cenchrea. Some translations say deaconess; others try to obscure her position by mistranslating it as "servant" or "helper".
Romans 16:7(NIV) - Greet Andronicus and (1) Junias, my relatives who have been in prison with me. (2) They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
1 Peter 5
All (male and female) of you are to obey, be under obedience to, put under, subdue, and submit yourselves to one another
and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.