Gods rejoice where women are respected.
Nothing succeeds where women are not respected.
Manu Smruti, 3.56
And
िपतृ भर् मातृ भश् च -एताः प त भर् देवरैस् तथा ।
पू ा भूषियत ाश् च ब क ाणम् ई ु भः ॥ ३ -५५ ॥
Women (of the family) must be honored and respected
by their fathers, brothers, husbands and her brothers-in-law