Yamamoto-sama
This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is a humble answer to the question.
“Prohibition of women”... I know that it is certainly necessary to review things that are biased, discriminatory, and superstitious.
Actually, unfortunately, even in Buddhism, there is a theory that women can be viewed as disdainful of women that they cannot attain Buddhahood in the body of a woman, and there was a time when it was said that in order for women to attain Buddhism, they were “metamorphic boys” after they changed to men...
However, since the basis for attaining Buddhism is possible even as a woman is explained in many sutras, it is said that if you were originally able to accumulate the resources of wisdom and good fortune by going through the stairs to firmly reach enlightenment, regardless of gender, you can attain Buddhism regardless of gender.
For example, in attaining Buddhism, it can be broadly divided into Buddha statues and colors, but there are also Buddha statues who take the form of women in terms of color, so in that case, it is thought that the sex that is an element for becoming colored was female, so from that, it can also be said that even women can attain Buddhism.
As you said, all of us animals have been able to give birth thanks to the great hardships of women.
If women are not taken care of, the survival of the species will not be possible.
Anyway, I want them to be men who value women.
At the very least, I would like to respect and cherish my life as much as possible.
Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho