The study of women and religion examine the role of women and their roles within particular religious faiths, and religious doctrines relating to gender, female gender roles in religious history . Most religions elevate the status and power of men over women , they have stricter sanctions against women; and require them to be submissive. While there have been changes towards equality, religions overall still lag the rest of society in addressing gender issues. There are fundamentalists within every religion who actively resist change and believe that they should continue to follow what they already have known for years. There is often a dualism within a religion that exalts women on the one hand, while demanding more rigorous displays of devotion on the other. This leads some feminists to see religion as the last barrier for female emancipation .
The study of women and religion examines women in the context of different religious faiths. This includes considering female gender roles in religious history as well as how women participate in religion. Particular consideration is given to how religion has been used as a patriarchal tool to elevate the status and power of men over women as well as how religion portrays gender within religious doctrines .
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, they have stricter sanctions against women; and require them to be submissive. While there have been changes towards equality, religions overall still lag the rest of society in addressing gender issues. There are fundamentalists within every religion who actively resist change and believe that they should continue to follow what they already have known for years. There is often a dualism within a religion that exalts women on the one hand, while demanding more rigorous displays of devotion on the other. This leads some feminists to see religion as the last barrier for female emancipation
as well as how religion portrays gender within religious doctrines