As a Christian, I'll put it this way.
actually. as a philosopher, i'll put it this way. regardless as to whether you believe in what happened in the garden of eden as to be truth or not, the people that came up with those "stories" were no fools at all. they were converted to jewish tradition for a reason. based on that, i'll continue my post.
god made "man" in his own image. in thinking of the "God" of the old testament, words like "fierce," "jealous," and etc. come to mind. in jewish traditions, he is called the "LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH. Master Masons are known to give the grip of the LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH. Men are men. They are made in his image.
for the majority, our tradition and ritual is based of the same teachings. for a women to learn from the same morals and set of teachings is OKAY. however, it will NOT apply to her in the same manner.
Morris made the Eastern Star with this in mind. the order has not been nearly as successful as it has for no little reason: while the mason men learned about Boaz in the EA degree, the women learn about Ruth, his wife. This same thing continues through Adah, Esther, Ruth, Martha, and Electa.
while it may be considered sexist or anything like that at all, it is not "wrong" to think that it is okay that a man, with his own nature, desires, and needs learn something in a different way and viewpoint than a woman.
whether you believe god did this, or whether you accept the general scientific knowledge of sociology... men and women are different and need different lessons that NEED to be taught in different circumstances, from different people, and in different ways.
/rant.
please keep in mind this is my interpretation of things and my way of thinking. take it for whatever you will. it's just me.