Women, part 2

I finally purchased Why Not Women? by Cunningham and Hamilton and began reading. And I have a question that I hope somone in blogger cyberspace will offer an opinion or two. :) In both my study on women for my paper and from the little I've read so far, I'm noticing a huge disconnect in the way Jesus treated a woman's role and the way "we" say Paul perscribes their roles. I don't get it. It would seem that since the fall of adam and eve, as the authors point out, that Satan (adversary) is at war with the woman (her threat to bruise his head) and has aimed at surpressing her. History proves this, and this isn't my question. The authors point out that, "Jesus came to restore God's original design and purposes for men and women." (p.23) If Jesus has gone as far back as the curse, then what does this mean for today in the continuation of HIS ministry on earth????