Question

1. Discuss the role of women in religion. Apply a feminist/conflict-oriented perspective to explain what women’s roles have been.

Answer 1

• Among all religions, men's role has been superior than women. All of the world's major religion have been depreciated the role of women. The view of women on Hindu religion, have been positive for sometimes but it doesn't remain always. The role of women in Hindu religion can be seen in various form, before marriage she spend her life under the care of her parents and after marriage she plays the role of wife, daughter-in-law, mother and a home maker. In Christianity, women are seen as equal to men with different roles. They got the different responsibilities.
• Due to patriarchic system the women has not much power, they have more responsibilities, but with low respect. They have been asked to play different roles but never got the appreciation for that. They didn't get the equality and feminist focuses on the equality of women. Feminist theory uses the conflict approach to examine the reinforcement of gender inequality and gender roles. From the perspective of feminist theory, women have been systematically oppressed and they couldn't get over from the patriarchic system in any area, such as sexual orientation, race, economic status, or nationality.