Men and women are equal in the eyes of God as we are both image barers of God. We are equal to God as creation but have different roles in life. Women are not below men but when it comes to teaching in church the bible is very clear that women should not teach men. But this does not mean women can not teach children or other women.
I found this article you might like to read about why women should not be leaders or pastors in the church.
Should Women Be Pastors and Elders? | Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry
This is what my ESV study notes said about the verse...
1 Tim. 2:12 I do not permit. Paul self-consciously writes with the authority of an apostle (e.g.,
1 Thess. 4:1;
2 Thess. 3:6), rather than simply offering an opinion. This statement is given in the context of Paul’s apostolic instructions to the church for the ordering of church practice when the church is assembled together. In that context, two things are prohibited: (1) Women are not permitted to publicly
teach Scripture and/or Christian doctrine to men in church (the context implies these topics), and (2) women are not permitted to
exercise authority over men in church. (The reference for both “teaching” and “exercise authority” here is within the context of the assembled church.) Women teaching other women, and women teaching children, are not in view here, and both are encouraged elsewhere (on women teaching women, cf.
Titus 2:4; on women teaching children, cf.
2 Tim. 1:5). Nor does this passage have in view the role of women in leadership situations outside the church (e.g., business or government). The presence of the word
or (Gk.
oude) between “to teach” and “to exercise authority” indicates that two different activities are in view, not a single activity of “authoritative teaching.” “Exercise authority” represents Greek
authenteō, found only here in the NT. Over 80 examples of this word exist outside the NT, however, clearly establishing that the meaning is “exercise authority” (not “usurp authority” or “abuse authority,” etc., as sometimes has been argued). Since the role of pastor/elder/overseer is rooted in the task of teaching and exercising authority over the church, this verse would also exclude women from serving in this office (cf.
1 Tim. 3:2). Thus when Paul calls for the women to be
quiet, he means “quiet” with respect to the teaching responsibility that is limited in the assembled church. Paul elsewhere indicates that women do speak in other ways in the church assembly
God bless, my brother!
