Paul was talking cultural norms. The most important part of what he said was But in the final analysis, if anyone one wanted to be contentious... It was not an apostolic or church custom
Luke 4:23
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GWARSH! WHAT A SHOCK!
You mean St Paul was being reasonable and displaying a lot of common horse sense
INSTEAD
of being prissy, pontifical, pharisaical and censorious of others?
My, my, what a novel Christian idea!
It's just like St Paul warned in Acts; wolves trying to tell the faithful to follow them and abandon St Paul's teachings...
Not only that-- there were female disciples. Some didn't even help with the dishes but sat at Jesus' feet. And probably had her hat off too!