God Speaks to Women - The Journal

The roots are there, and we are simply re-energizing them. In a YouTube interview on why there are so few female teachers in the Buddhist communities, Rinpoche goes on to say that:. It is because of a lack of education. It was a very patriarchal society back in the East. Wherever Buddhism grew, these societies were very patriarchal. It limits the opportunity women have to study and be independent — and you have study and be independent to manifest any kind of realization or understanding…fortunately, that seems to be changing. I really think that opportunities for education have now really increased for women — there becoming very competitive and learned, and things are going to change.

Rinpoche states that while the underlying nature of the patriarchal system that still exists today creates more obstacles and limitations for women in Buddhism, she believes that there is a changing dynamic and optimistic future for women within the Buddhist community. According to the Christian Bible, wives are expected to be submissive in many ways. They are asked not only to be submissive to their husbands, but to the church, their community, and God.

This suggests that men are first hand in Christianity and adds to issue of equal rights for women in the religion. For example, in Colossians and Peter , the specific passages call for women to submit to their husbands and to stay silent in their shadow. Lastly, in terms of how women are suppressed by scripture, the specific passage in Titus calls for a woman to not teach or preach in public assembly for that would constitute authority of a man.

Leadership roles in the organized churches and sects of Christianity are often restricted to males. In the Roman Catholic and also in Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches , only men may serve as priests or deacons; only males serve in senior leadership positions such as pope, patriarch, and bishop. Women may serve as abbesses.

Although Christianity professes equality for all and says women and men were created equal, [13] as shown throughout history women have been subject to the patriarchy that is embedded in the religion.

It is the patriarchy of society that has influenced Christianity and put men in positions of power. However some Christians disagree with the idea that women should not have leadership positions, popular female preachers like Joyce Meyer , Paula White and Kathryn Kuhlman have had or have leadership roles in Church.

In the New Testament Philip was said to have four daughters who prophesied. In Hinduism, women are displayed as equal or even greater than men, for instance Kali Ma Dark Mother "is the Hindu goddess of creation, preservation, and goddess of destruction" her power symbolized the origin of all creation's life, as well as the end of life. Another important female figure is Shakti, a goddess that is embodied as the energy of the universe, "often manifested to destroy demonic forces and restore balance". While Hinduism illustrates women as important figures that play an important role in understanding how the world works, women in Hindu society have been overlooked and their importance has been diminished throughout time due to outside forces that cause "girls being made to feel lesser and not as important as boys".

However, this view of women being treated as property is slowing beginning to change, as Hindu societies are pushing for more equality and a change in the perception of women. Islam is a monotheistic religion that was founded in the early seventh century by the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. Although these sources covered a lot, there were still some situations that were left to interpretation. Thus, Islamic scholars formed a consensus around a set of secondary sources, the most notable being the ijma, qiyas, ijtihad and fatwas.

It is important to recognize that the Quran is not a static source with a fixed meaning but a dynamic, versatile one. Although the Quran emphasizes the equal treatment of all Islamic people, throughout history, the patriarchy has continued to oppress Muslim women since the religion was founded. Although the introduction of Islamic principles was a step in the right direction, men kept the dominant position and women were required to be obedient to their husbands.

This was less due to the teachings of the religion but more so due to the mindsets of the era. Before Islam became so widespread, people of the Middle East lived in households in which women were seen as the property of their husbands and were only meant to perform household tasks, ultimately dehumanizing them. This was mostly due to the cultural norms and was seen a way of life by the local community.

It also limited the oppressive privileges of men by placing restrictions on polygamy by limiting marriage to a maximum of four women only if they are taken care of equally and properly. Muslims must observe the five pillars of Islam: Women have restrictions on public prayer and are either banned from mosques or have separate private spaces. On top of that they cannot pray during menstruation and if they are pregnant or in labor during the month of Ramadan, they must make up these fasting days. This drove a wedge in their advancement and forced them into a dependency of the opposite gender.

Due to their isolation, it became the responsibility of the ummah , or Muslim community, to pass down the customs and traditions that mold a Muslim women's life. This guidance, sharia, and Islamic scripture outlined the structure for her education, employment opportunities, rights to inheritance, dress, public appearance, domestic 'duties', age of marriage, freedom to consent to marriage, marriage contract, mahr, permissibility of birth control, divorce, sex outside or before marriage, her ability to receive justice in case of sex crimes, property rights independent of her husband, and when salat prayers are mandatory for her.

The role of women in Judaism is determined by the Hebrew Bible , the Oral Law the corpus of rabbinic literature , by custom, and by non-religious cultural factors. Although the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic literature mention various female role models, religious law treats women differently in various circumstances.

In Judaism, God has never been exclusively viewed as male or masculine, but rather, he obtains both masculine and feminine qualities. Because it is an essential building block of marriage, family is strongly emphasized in Judaism.

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Gender has a bearing on familial lines: The wife and mother in Hewbrew, Jewish language, is called "akeret habayit," which in literal English translation means "mainstay. Women were highly regarded within the Jewish community because they were capable of a great degree of "binah" institution, understanding, intelligence.

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This was a gift and she just loved it. All most kept it for myself. All three of the myths we will examine portrayed women as having multiple of these characteristics: Pandora was shameful and a plague upon society as she released all pain and suffering into the world. Aphrodite was deceitful, manipulative, and disgraceful by flaunting her sexuality in a way that would have equated to a prostitute amongst mortal women.

Helen of Troy shamed her husband and her polis by leaving her family for another man; by doing so, she caused the deaths of countless warriors as her husband fought for her return. With these myths to guide their way, it is no wonder that those who could afford it — usually men of the noble class — kept their women in seclusion, as the fables clearly outlined the perils of allowing women to exercise independence. The Greek patriarchy was evidenced not only in mythology and philosophical literature, such as that of Xenophon, but continued in the workings of the rest of society.

Greek playwrights often had female characters in their tales; however, these characters were never played by female actors, as this would have necessitated a woman exiting seclusion and taking the stage. But I will give men as the price for fire an evil thing in which they may all be glad of heart while they embrace their own destruction.

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Despite the fact that it was Prometheus, a male deity, who began the divine-mortal conflict, neither he nor Zeus were ever blamed for their part in releasing evil into the world. That designation was given solely to Pandora, a woman who would not have been created had Prometheus not stolen fire from the gods. The designation of blame is one of the most patriarchal themes of this tale: The patriarchal and misogynistic ideologies continue throughout the rest of the story, especially when Hesiod chronicled Pandora opening the container: Hope only remained in a prison she could not escape… for the woman had replaced the great heavy lid.

But the other numberless miseries were spread over all humankind. Had Epimetheus turned Pandora away when she was sent to live with him, the box would not have been opened and evil would still lie safely tucked away, away from the prying and obviously destructive hands of women. She shut the lid of the container before hope could rush out and mitigate at least some of the effects of the newfound darkness.

In the household, women could be shaped and molded by men to be obedient, submissive, and subordinate, three characteristics that would counteract the deceptiveness that Pandora displayed. The isolation of elite women seems to have been done for three main reasons: Mortal women like Pandora were not the only ones portrayed as deceitful and manipulative; Aphrodite, the immortal daughter of Zeus, was relatively consistently represented as scheming, untrustworthy, and cunning.

After Aphrodite was struck with lust for Anchises, she flew down to Troy prepared to use all her wiles to seduce him: Sappho explains that the goddess puts on a disguise because she did not want her godhead and divinity to frighten Anchises after he opened his eyes; yet Aphrodite later lied to Anchises when he asked her what goddess she was, as it is not readily apparent through her disguise.

Why liken me to the immortals? I am no more than a woman. She did not want Anchises to know her true identity because he would not otherwise have slept with her. There was nothing the men could do to escape the wanton lust of Aphrodite, and in this she served as an example of all women. Eva Cantarella explains the idea further: For if an immortal goddess could not obey the rules of society, how would flawed, mortal woman? The safest place men could keep their women was safely locked away in the house, away from the temptations of adultery and other sins.

Separated from and subordinate to men, there was no way elite women could use the wiles that nature had given them to tempt men into their grasp.

Xenophon also supported the segregation of women as a means to control them, protect the household, and keep women from succumbing to their natural lustful desires. Looking at the conversations between men described in Oeconomicus , it is easy to deduce that they believed women were good for two things only: