Women studying Torah

The Rambam in Hilchot Talmud Torah (1:13) states:

A woman who studied Torah receives a [Heavenly] reward but not as much as the reward of a man [who studies], because she is not commanded [to study]. And anybody who does something which they are not commanded, their reward is not the same as the reward of the one who is commanded and fulfills [the Mitzva], rather it is less. Even though she merits reward, the Rabbis commanded that a man not teach his daughter Torah. Because most women's cognitive skills are not directed towards proper learning and they corrupt the words of Torah into nonsense, according to their weak understanding. The Rabbis said: "Anyone who teaches his daughter Torah, it is as if he taught her *tiflut* (silliness, licentiousness). This only refers to *Torah sheba'al peh* (The oral tradition); but regarding *Torah shebikhtav* (Scripture), he should not teach her, but if he does, it is not considered as if he taught her *tiflut*. (From Torah.org)

Yitz Etshalom (of torah.org) notes an interesting concept drawn from this passage. The language of the [Rambam] certainly seems to be focused on the father's teaching his daughter. As a matter of fact, there is an interesting switch in his terminology: “Even though she merits reward, the Rabbis commanded that a man not teach his daughter Torah.” - moving from her (lesser) reward for study to the Rabbinic injunction aimed at the father. There doesn't seem to be any problem with a woman studying of her own volition and motivation.