Publication
18 May 2011
Contrary to modernist predictions that religion would retreat into a private zone of worship and practice, recent decades have seen religion become increasingly salient on the political stage worldwide. Does this matter? From the point of view of women’s rights and gender equality, much is at stake. UNRISD research shows that politicized religion impinges on women’s rights in problematic ways. The challenge to gender equality comes not just from fundamentalist agendas, but also from those who instrumentalize women’s rights for political ends.
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Series | UNRISD Publications |
Issue | 11 |
Publisher | United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) |
Copyright | © 2011 United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) |