I am dumbfounded by the outrage over this. Jesus made His subservience to the Father crystal clear. I think all this is founded on a more fundamental false premise that subservience somehow makes one less. On the contrary, Jesus also made it crystal clear that the opposite is the case. Subservience is precisely what makes one greater not lesser.
Matthew 20: 26 It shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave; 28 even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve
But does this justify subordination of women to men. Not unless you believe that men are inherently inferior to women. I mean that is what Jesus’ words about greatness implies isn’t it? Both can and should be subservient to each other thinking about the other’s needs rather than their own. If either plays games of dominance and tries lording it over the other then all they prove is their own childish immaturity.
Perhaps the real problem here is how so many make the Father all about power and control, lording it over everything in every way possible. I think this image is wrong and that the Father is all about love and service to the very core.