Explain how the medievil christian church both limited and protected women

The way the Medievil Christian Church protected the women:

Women in Medieval era were allowed to obtain education and enabled them to become nuns and scholars.   Women during Medieval period were considered to be weakest sex and thus prey fall into Sin easily, Women were hence limited and protected within the certain boundary of limits by spending their lives as domestic work and also in fields. However, Medieval church provided women the opportunity to live in Convents and taught them the notion that both men and women are equal to God. This enabled some Women to become nuns and scholars.