Luke is obviously trying to portray women as equal to men in dignity before God, shown by the paralleling of events involving men and women. Look at the following parallels:
annunciation to Zechariah (1:8-23) and annunciation to Mary (1:26-38)
Mary’s Magnificat (1:46-55) parallels Zechariah’s Benedictus (1:68-79).
Simeon praising God for seeing the baby Jesus (2:25-35), Anna praising God (2:36-38).
During his sermon in Nazareth, Jesus spoke about widows (4:25-26) and lepers (4:27).
Jesus healed a man who was possessed (4:31-37) and Simon’s mother-in-law (4:38-39).
Jesus forgave the paralytic his sins (5:17-26) and the woman who was a sinner (7:36-50).
The healing of the centurion’s slave (7:1-10) is followed by the raising of the widow’s son (7:11-17).
Jesus chose twelve apostles from his disciples (6:12-16) and women also accompanied Jesus (8:1-3).
The healing of the Gerasene demoniac is matched by the raising of Jairus’ daughter (8:40-42a,49-56) and the healing of the woman with the issue of blood (8:42b-48).
Jesus offered Jonah as a sign to his generation (11:30) and the Queen of the South (11:31).
The Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven are paired; the kingdom of God is like a mustard seed which a man took...(13:18-19) and like leaven which a woman took...(13:20-21).
The healing of the woman on a Sabbath, bent double with a spirit of infirmity (13:10-17) is paired by the healing of the man with dropsy on a Sabbath (14:1-6).
The parable of the man with the lost sheep (15:3-7) is paralleled by the parable of the woman with the lost coin (15:8-10).
Of two men in bed, one will be taken and the other left (17:34) and of two women grinding together, one will be taken and the other left (17:35).