Question

Were you taught to respect people when you were little? In tour opinion when does gender equality start?

Answer 1

Greetings, fellow human. 

Yes, I was. By my parents, mostly. 
They always said things like "give you seat to someone older, or a pregnant woman", "call him/her 'sir, or man'n'". I would say, though, that they really taught me by their example - the were respectable and decent with others.  

Not just rules, moral guidance, that lasts much more. 

I hope someday things will get better and we won't have to obligate people to "respect" others - this will come by heart.