1 Corinthians 11:8

1 Corinthians 11:8

8For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man; 9for indeed man was not created for the woman's sake, but woman for the man's sake.

This verse relates to the previous statement of man being in the image of God and woman being the glory of man. Man was made first and then woman was made from man, for man. God states that His purpose in making the woman is for her to be "a suitable helper for him". This is womanhood. This order in creation was not a random or purposeless thing nor was the fact that the woman was taken out of man, but it was God’s intention and design. God intended the woman to be the glory of man, when He made her. For one to deny this is to deny the purposes of God and His wisdom and His goodness.
After creating woman God said, "And behold it was very good." God’s design is not oppressive to women but a fulfillment of who they are. It frees women to be who they are. This is also not a statement of placing man superior to a woman, later in this passage Paul fights this kind of thinking. No, man and woman are equal and co-heirs. And both are equally important in the plans of God.