How are religious organisations evidence of patriarchy?
They are male dominated and in Judaism and Catholicism women are forbidden from becoming priests.
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How are places of worship evidence of patriarchy?
Typically within Christianity there are taboos against menstruating, and in others child birth and pregnancy. Most women are not allowed to preach.
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How are sacred texts evidence of patriarchy?
Women are often put into a negative stereotype, especially following the book of Genesis depicting Eve as the committer of the original sin.
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How are religious laws evidence of patriarchy?
For example the catholic church ban women from using both contraception and abortion services, despite the popular belief being it is her own body.
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How were women treated by religions pre-monotheism?
Typically God’s at the time represented different aspects and women, particularly Gaia was seen as the God of earth. Putting female characters at the centre of beliefs.
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What is Saadawi’s perspective?
Religion itself is not innately sexist but instead the patriarchal influences of the societies at the time deeply moulding the series of beliefs.
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How are women treated within Islam?
They are expected to be obedient to men. Should they commit adultery it is considered a crime against God and can be punished by stoning them to death.
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Why did Woodhead see the Hijab as significant?
She argued that some women use the hijab to escape the confines of the home, permitting them freedom of movement allowing them into education also.
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How is evangelicalism helpful to women?
It allows them to gain status within a religious group depending on how hard they work and how much they achieve. In a meritocratic manner.
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