Welcome back. I hope you are well. I do indeed find this a difficult subject. I believe in equal opportunities regardless of gender, but when it comes to certain aspects, it is not always physically possible to do the same things. I firmly believe that men and women can do the same jobs and I don't believe in stereotypes. Let everyone do what they want, what they feel like doing, and let's leave the typical male and female jobs behind, just like work.
Everyone can learn: writing, arithmetic, driving, languages, lifting things (with or without help; not every man is strong, and in our family, the women do a lot of lifting!), cooking, washing, ironing, sewing, bricklaying, electrical work, but... you have to be given the opportunity and want to do it.

You've written a beautiful piece and your father is certainly right.