Feminism V.S. The Bible
The modern feminist movement has conflated the true beauty of womanhood with sensuality and defined strength in terms of its masculine expression - how men are strong - essentially stripping womanhood of its unique expression of strength and reducing female-value to essentially masculine terms.
The Bible honors women and reveals the true beauty and strength that is unique to them; it doesn't try to force women to be men or evaluate them in masculine terms - the Bible dignifies women as inherently valuable and deserving of honor in their own right.
While the Bible acknowledges the beauty of the female form, and has en entire book that honors their beauty (i.e. The Song of Solomon), God knows that female beauty and strength also transcends the female form:
1 Peter 3:3–4 (CSB) — 3 Don’t let your beauty consist of outward things like elaborate hairstyles and wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes, 4 but rather what is inside the heart—the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
Proverbs 31:30 (CSB) — 30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD will be praised.
God never paid any of his creation with the compliment that he gives women, calling them "exceedingly precious"; the great value that God sees in women is not in their female form - as if women were nothing more than their bodies - but it is in who women are in themselves.
Today's world thinks of women only in feminist terms, so it can be quite hard for us to understand what the Bible says about women, but I think we need to try because there is more to women than just their bodies and the success of their careers.
To illustrate, I remember there were many girls in high school and college who flaunted their physical form, and as a young (foolish) man, I mistook sensuality for beauty, and I pursued girls based on those terms; my concern for them did not extend beyond their sexual beauty. I was ignorant and simply embraced this construct without question, but God saw fit to bless me with a wife who possesses the immeasurable value of a gentle and quiet spirit, and she has shown me the meaning of true beauty.
Proverbs 31:10–11 (CSB) — 10 Who can find a wife of noble character? She is far more precious than jewels. 11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will not lack anything good.
The world sees no value in women beyond the success of their careers and the sensuality of their body; this is why they only concentrate on glorifying women who are either sexual or successful career persons. They don't see any value in a loving mother who takes care of her children, is faithful to her husband, and shows non-flashy compassion to those who are hurting in society. Indeed, most feminists will shame women who feel content and fulfilled by staying at home taking care of their children; feminism isn't about freeing women, it's about enslaving them to masculine ideals!
To the young men out there who are looking for a spouse: trust your Father and learn what true beauty and strength really are, because after the honeymoon fades, life will test the strength and character of your wife. She must be strong in the Lord to endure the challenges that will come.
To the young women out there who are looking for a spouse: learn now to be the kind of woman that will attract the kind of godly man that you want because the man you marry will become your head and you will become his body. Become the kind of woman in whom your husband can safely trust because he is going to need to lean on your strength!