In Orthodoxy, we accept one nature, the human nature. The majority of our women Saint virgin martyrs were tortured and killed because they refused to adhere to society's expectations about women, they refused to marry and become mothers, which enraged men in authority and power, including their biological fathers, who often betrayed or killed them themselves (honor killings). The Holy Myrrh Bearing Women, the Myrofores, indeed were more heroic than their male counterparts, the Apostles who fled and hid, and the women disciples of the Lord were rewarded for their courage with the blessing of first witnessing the Resurection, and receiving the ordination to go preach to the men disciples the good news. Actually, orthodox women are known for their courage and heroism. I am not sure where you get your idea that women do not like to be heroic, and prefer to be decorations pleasing to the male gaze by playing dress up? Can it be your protestant background? I hope you can shed your deeply rooted protestant upbringing, especially the wrong ideas about women, as it is directly insulting to our Most Holy Mother of God. Forgive me, your blessing.
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