@ OP
I don't believe in a god, but I think your questions can be answered better philosophically or culturally.
1. God created living beings with free will, so God can't force us to think one way or another. Those who want to see "proof" see it, those who don't want to see it, don't. I don't know if such evidence exists, but two different people will look at the same thing and interpret it as two different things. Some see evidence, some see coincidence.
2. Women being treated badly in religion is probably more down to the culture where these religions started and matured. No matter what the original message on the subject may have been, it will have been interpreted and massaged to fit into the culture around it at any given time.
3. I think the meaning of the word "prophet" has been misused a bit through times. "Prophecies" are fiddly as many of them can be percieved differently (see #1), so where some people see prophecies, others see fantasies or dreams. Some "prophets" are simply people who are incredibly wise. I don't think Jesus had any more to do with the divine than you or me, but he was an incredible teacher and guide non the less. Whether there are (or has been) any actual prophets out there is something I will let others argue about.
