Background Religion defines a set of beliefs, perceptions, and cultural systems that relate to the understanding of society’s existence. It is characterized by various symbols, sacred histories, and stories about the purpose of life, its origin, and the basis of the universe. Religious beliefs shape morality and ethics. They also prescribe a certain lifestyle through a set of codes of acceptable behaviors within the doctrines of a given religion (Strayer, 2011). Based on such beliefs and lifestyle standards, religions view gender issues differently. In an effort to unveil how religion influences people’s acceptable beliefs and lifestyle principles within society, this paper discusses gender issues in the context of eastern religions, which constitute different beliefs in the eastern world that comprises Japan, China, India, and Southeast Asia (Strayer, 2011). They include Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, Jainism, Confucianism, and Sikhism among others. Based on its limited scope, this paper only discusses Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Gender Issues Different societies have struggled with the challenge of addressing various issues that relate to gender such as gender equality in terms of participation in political processes and/or sharing of roles between women with men in both their families and within the society. This problem has plagued even the most developed nations since time immemorial. For instance, women in the western nations have had different achievements and losses. Coontz (2000) discusses these issues from the context of economic status of the American women and their limited role in society at the time. In this society, freedom and individualism were men’s reserves. Coontz (2000) confirms that women were aware of the domineering of men, but had no capacity to change the normalized perception of gender roles. Can such differences between men and women relate to their religious beliefs? Basing the debate on the eastern religions, the next section responds to this interrogative. Gender Issues in the Eastern Religions Apart from being the largest continent, Asia is the most populated continent. Its millions of people subscribe to different religions. Indeed, most of the world’s religions such as Islam, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Jainism, and Zoroastrianism among others have their origin in Asia. These religions approach gender issues from different perspectives depending on the underlining beliefs and lifestyles that define them. Hinduism Hinduism had already begun by 800 BCE to 400BCE in India. It emphasized the worshiping of idols in the form of goddesses and different gods. Strayer (2011) reveals that Hindus also “believe in reincarnation or the soul being reborn into a higher or lower caste based on their previous lives, Karma and Dharma” (p.53). The region is organized in the form a pyramid. Sudras, which is composed of servants, farm workers, and laborers, occupies the base of the pyramid. Depending on socio-economic position, cultivators, craftspeople, and traders follow towards the apex of the pyramid. Kshatriyas follow these categories of people while Brahmin clerics are at the apex. These ministers assume the biggest portion