Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/36849 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 4904
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The role of women in the ritual of many religions changed dramatically at the end of the 20th century, to the point where full participation by women was the norm by 2000 rather than the rarity that it had been 30 years earlier. This paper considers some aspects of the economic context that help explain why the movement toward egalitarianism succeeded in that period in contrast to its many previous failures. It concludes with predictions of future trends.
Subjects: 
Economics
gender
religion
fertility
JEL: 
J16
Z12
J13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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