I don't think that the fundamentalist take on Judaism is particularly oppressive to women, although there are certainly clearly defined roles in the family and the church (synagogue) for men and women.

Traditionally, it's been the men who get to sit around all day debating the interpretation of the Torah (law or bible) and the meaning of life whilst women are in charge of the family. Interestingly, the reason given for this is that women are considered to be MORE advanced spiritually and, therefore, not in need of such discussion and argument. I suspect that the discussions that we have here about cables, equipment and supports are of a similar nature and, as far as I can see, we're not inundated with many female participants either. Maybe they're too involved in just listening to the music.

In any event, none of the orthodox Jewish women that I've ever spoken to have felt oppressed by the religion and, in a religion which puts such a high priority on the family, it's generally the matriarch who holds it all together. In reality, while the men are allowed to go out and earn their living in show business, or as doctors or lawyers - racial stereotype, racial stereotype   - or as speaker designers, it's pretty clear which sex generally wear the trousers.