The status of women in India has been subjected to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, their history has been very eventful. In modern India women have held high offices and attained highest post in almost all the fields. As per the different descriptions scrutinized from the Ayurvedic classics, many references indicate the subordinate or inferiority status of the females and male dominancy was depicted and was highlighted at several instances. In the present article an attempt has been made to find out the status of women by looking into the descriptions given in the three great textbooks of Ayurveda. Based on the observations a conclusion was drawn that even though a woman was considered as inferior to man, her emotional and aesthetic value were regarded highly and her social value as the perpetuator of the race was almost adored.