Essay: How the position of women in the three Abrahamic Religions maybe improved.

Most of Abrahamic religions enhance the status of men over women. Religions are still lagging behind the rest of society in
addressing gender issues. Within every religion, fundamentalists are actively resisting change, believing that they should
continue to follow what they have known for years. This leads some feminists to see religion as the last barrier to the
emancipation of women.

Women, comprising almost half of the human population can have important and remarkable roles in the progress of
civilization. Obviously, the quality and quantity of these roles depend on their position in society. The views of religions
have always been crucial in justifying the status of women in societies. Throughout the centuries, the occupations of wife
and mother have been primary vehicles of religious expression and duty for pious women. So, the vast majority of women
of all cultures and religions are driven by these roles. Nowadays, along with the development of some phenomena such as
humanism, secularism, modernism and feminism, consideration to divine providence and law have weakened. Hence,
human actions are now less influenced by reflections on the spiritual and hereafter. Also, political and economic
motivations have questioned many cultural traditions in religious communities