While women are often stereotyped as being more religious than men, they are actually less likely to be spiritual leaders or to hold positions of power in religious institutions.

Gender complementarity is the belief that men and women have different but complementary roles and responsibilities in religion.

Buddhism is the only major religion that is not patriarchal, meaning that it does not have a male-dominated hierarchy.

Gender segregation is the practice of excluding women from religious rituals or ceremonies, or of separating them from men during these events.

While the other arguments are often used to justify gender inequality in religion, the idea that women are more likely to be tempted by the devil is less common.

Feminist theology is a movement that seeks to promote gender equality in religion by challenging traditional patriarchal beliefs and practices.

While feminist theology has been criticized for being too radical, not being based on scripture, and being divisive, it is generally not seen as being irrelevant to the lives of most women.

Androgyny is the belief that God is both male and female, or that God has both masculine and feminine qualities.

Hinduism is the only major religion that is not monotheistic, meaning that it does not believe in one God.

Patriarchy is the belief that men should be dominant over women, and that women should be subservient to men.

While the other arguments are often used to justify patriarchy, the idea that men are more likely to be violent than women is less common.

Feminism is a movement that seeks to promote gender equality in society by challenging traditional patriarchal beliefs and practices.

While feminism has been criticized for being too radical, divisive, and irrelevant to the lives of most women, it is generally not seen as being not based on evidence.

Gender constructionism is the belief that gender is a social construct, rather than a natural or biological phenomenon.

While the other arguments are often used to justify gender constructionism, the idea that gender is a source of oppression for women is less common.