very fact the basis for the equal dignity of each and their equal need for each other. This view is captured by the term “complementarity,” a word that speaks of differences to be sure, but of differences that enrich each partner in the relationship, so that the resulting combination is greater than the sum of its parts. In what follows, I will take a closer look at this complementarian view, offering support for both of its central claims: first, that women and men share equally in the dignity proper