The Derogation of Women’s Rights by Jennifer Slater

“…It confronts the hypocritical paradox that religions diminish women while at the same time defending their human dignity and rights. …”
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Mujeres y liturgia parroquial by Raquel Torres Jiménez

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Nation Women Negotiating Islam by Raedorah C. Stewart

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Religio-cultural ideals of women's body shapes: A review of black women's engagement with bodybuilding by Thobeka Khubisa

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Veiling as free choice or coercion: Banal religion, gender equality, and Swedish identity on Instagram by Lövheim Mia, Jensdotter Linnea

“…In this article, we analyse implicit connections between gender equality and particular forms of religion in Sweden, as expressed in political discourse and social media debates. …”
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Sacred Earth and African Women’s Theology by Sophia Chirongoma, Sue Rakoczy

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Security and religion in democratizing Tunisia: re-enacting surveillance through religious narratives and gendered dynamics by Fabrizio Leonardo Cuccu, Alessandra Bonci

“…This research focuses on the intersection between the security apparatus and the state control over religion, examining the role of female civil servants working under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, called wa’ydhat. …”
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The Impact of Religion on Moral Development in Kabale Diocese; A Case Study of Southern Division Kabale Municipality. by Musiimenta, Asia

“…One of the reasons why many people regard religion as an obstacle to moral development is that religious attitudes are commonly thought to be socially conservative, for example, the views of the catholic church about contraception, Islamic views about the role of women and their access to education, or the centrality of caste to Hinduism. …”
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Shifting Dynamics of Safe Spaces for Women in Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary Egypt: A Reflection on the Article, “We are not Women, We are Egyptians” by Cherry Muslim

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Modeling Women in the Legal System of Iran by Mohammad Ghasem Tangestani, Faezeh varmazyar

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Roundtable Discussion from the Annual Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice Public Lecture on Economies of Violence by Sa’diyya Shaikh, Fatima Seedat, Farah Zeb

“…Recognising the multiple factors which shape access to justice such as gender, religion, race, and class, the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice annually convenes various public and scholarly conversations on these subjects. …”
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Black Women’s Radical Religious Epistemologies in Mahogany and Steepled Towers by CL Nash, Carol Marie Webster, Geeta Patel

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Theology and Women’s Agency in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana by Elorm Ama Stiles-Ocran

“… Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a growing problem in sub-Saharan Africa that limits women’s agency. Various studies have found that cultural norms and religion sustain women’s experiences of IPV, inspiring various theories among feminist scholars and within religion on women’s agency. …”
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Young Women’s Political Participation and Gender Depoliticization in Nigeria by Adeola Aderayo Adebajo, Owolola Oluwakemi Yusirat, Adebajo Olatomiwa Abraham, Adebajo Adesola Seun

“…Culture, political acrimony, stigmatisation, religion, lack of finance,  political violence, etc., constitute barriers to young women representation in politics.  …”
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Interrogating the Role of Language in Clergy Sexual Abuse of Women and Girls in Zimbabwe by Nhlanhla Landan, Sindiso Zhou, Baba Tshotsho

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Women’s Leadership Role in the Apostolic Faith Mission Church of South Africa by Sarina de Jager, Jackie Botes, Thandanani Savhasa, Ina Smit

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Health status of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women at Mangalore, Karnataka, India by C V Divya, Vasantkumar V Bhanushali, E Vinu, K S Premlal

“…Objectives: Women spend approximately one-third of their lives postmenopausal due to increased life expectancy. …”
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The roles of women in contemporary terrorism: Perpetrators, victims or something else? by Đorić Marija

“…The subject of the research is directed towards different ideologies of terrorism, which condition accordingly, and different approaches towards women. The author points out that just as terrorism does not know race, religion and nation, it does not know gender either, and that attention should also be paid to the gender dimension when researching this phenomenon.…”
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The status of women in the Ancient East: peculiarities of marriage and family relations in Mesopotamia by I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko

“…The influence of religion on the formation of understanding of the place and role of women in society has been shown. …”
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Musawah Movement’s Activism for Women’s Rights as Strengthening the Trend of Islamic Feminism by Żaklina Dworska

“… The article addresses contemporary discussions of gender equality in Muslim communities, where Islamic feminism has emerged as a movement that does not reject the core values of Islam and its doctrine but attempts to reread the Quran from a women’s perspective. This paper situates Islamic feminism and the activities of Musawah, an NGO focused on reinterpreting Islam, promoting approaches that address contemporary challenges to gender equality and debates about the role of religion within the context of Muslim family law. …”
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