Full Idea
We said that the characters of the female Guardians were to be made to match the men's more or less exactly, and that in every aspect of life, including warfare, all the women were to be assigned all the same tasks as the men
Gist of Idea
Female Guardians will have identical duties to the men
Source
Plato (Timaeus [c.362 BCE], 18c)
Book Reference
Plato: 'Timaeus and Critias', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 2008], p.4
A Reaction
Refers to 'Republic'. This is despite the fact that Timaeus firmly says (at 42a) that men are superior to women. Either there is an overlap in ability, or the highest ability is not essential for be a guardian. Or (best) Plato disagrees with Timaeus.
Related Idea
Idea 24248 The god said human nature comes as the superior male, and inferior female [Plato]