Does the Bible promote the idea that women are inferior to men, and can be mistreated by husbands?

People who think that women are inferior to men simply do not know or understand the Scriptures. They probably have heard that Paul instructed wives to be in submission or subjection to their husbands. However, this does not mean that a husband can abuse or mistreat his wife. It means that the husband is the leader of his family, similar to how elders are to be the leaders in individual churches. Just as elders are to watch out for the members of the church, so a husband must take care of his wife and children.