Letting Women Preach

There's been some noise about whether women should preach.

And I guess we should consider the words of Our Lady:

"My soul doth magnify the Lord,

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever."

And consider that the first to preach the Resurrection, according to all the Gospels, were women.

And then ask ourselves: given women were the first to preach Jesus's Incarnation and Resurrection: at what point did anyone think it appropriate to let men take over the job?