Genesis 1:8 || Meditate the Scripture daily verse by verse
Patriarchal agenda
1. The
Patriarchal
{
Agenda
Religious Institutions and Gender Equality
2. Patriarchy literally means "rule of
fathers”
Patriarchal Society refers to a system of
rule where men hold dominance in social
or cultural systems.
Who Perpetuates This
Notion?
3. Government
Women 14%
Underrepresented
Media
Television
Internet
Hollywood
Music Industry
Workplace
Underpaid
Underrepresented
Religion…
4. Patriarchal religions
Endorse concepts of misogyny and
androcentrism…
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Confucianism
Why is Religion so
appealing?
5. Isaela Silberman explains that religion is a
”Meaning System” that fufulls purpose.
1. Religion provides rationalization to events
that are uncertain; fulfilling purpose to our
existence
2. Religion is practiced as a group and fulfills the
sense of belonging innate in all humans
3. Religion provides a set of behavioral
standards or ethics to which one must adhere
to; fulfilling the inherent need to know how
one must conduct oneself in relation to
society at large
6. Other reasons for the
spread religion.
The Crusades, Spanish
Inquisition, Jihads
Colonialism
the need to teach religion
to children while they are
still impressionable
7. Patriarchal Conditioning
Practice where
androcentric, chauvinism and
misogyny are normalized
through socialization agents
incorporated in media and other
mediums that foster standards
viewed as between men and
women.
10. THE BIBLE
The
“Fall”
Creation Epistles
Story of Paul
Patriarchal
Conditioning
11. The Creation Story
Genesis 1:7 – Creation of Man
Genesis 2:18 – Purpose of
Woman is to be Mans companion
Genesis 2:21-24 - Creation of
Woman from the Rib of Adam
Thus Man created in likeness of
God and Women in likeness of
Man.
12. The Fall of Man
Refers to the transition of mankind
from a state of innocence and respect
to God to a state of guilty
disobedience to God.
ONE RULE
Allowed to eat from every tree
except for the Forbidden tree.
13. Serpent Eve
convinces Eve Eats Convinces Fall of
Eve to eat Fruit Adam to Mankind
fruit Eat Friut
The Fall of Man
Genesis Chapter 3
14. St Paul's Epistles
13 Letters of the Apostle Paul
located in the New Testament
Provide insight into beliefs and
controversies
Foundation of Christian theology
and ethics
15. Role of Women according
to St Paul
1 Corinthians 11:2-16 (Husbands as head of
Household and role of Women in Church is one
of silence)
Colossians 3:18 (Wives Submission to
Husband)
Ephesians 5:22-23 (Wives Submission to
Husband)
1 Timothy 2:9-15 (Dress code of women)
17. Polygyny
Limited
Rights of
Patriarchal Men are
Protectors
Women
Conditioning of Women
Woman's
dress
code
The Quran(Koran)
18. Polygyny
By definition is a practice where the man is
allowed to have more then one wife.
Surah An-Nisa(the Women) 4:3
Restrictions
A man can take no more then 4 wives.
If a man is unable to deal justly with his four
wives he should not marry more then the
number he can be just with.
Note: polyandry, women having multiple
husbands, is restricted.
19. Men As Protectors of
Women
Surah An-Nisa 4:34
Allah has given power to men to encompass
women, and it is men who provide for women. Next
we can see the behavioral standards for women
according to Islam where a good woman is obedient
and therefore submissive to her husband. When
speaking of women “guarding a secret” many believe
that it could mean the wife’s keeping of her sexuality
for her husband, while he is gone. Others interpret it as
keeping mans estate and property in his absence.
Lastly, when examining the last line, we are presented
with a social protocol for assumed disloyalty with
inclinations to the justification of spousal
mistreatment.
20. Limited Rights of Women
Surah Al-Ahzab 33:32-33
(Right to leave home w/
restrictions)
Surah Al-Baqara 281 ( Legal
status of Woman is half of a
Man)
Surah Al-Nisa 7 and 11
(Inheritance rights of women)
21. Dress code “the Veil”
Known also as Hajib is a head covering generally
worn by Muslims.
Surah An-Nur 24:31 (Modesty and Reason
justifying Veil)
Surah An-Ahzab 33:59 (Cover for fear of
molestation/rape)
Main Reason for use of Hajib/Veil
- Modesty as main purpose
- Modesty is protection
- Thus the hajibs purpose is to protect a woman
22. How do we prevent
patriarchal conditioning
instituted by religion
Many people adhere to religion, it would be unfair to
chastise its ethics as it may offend others. Yet to
counter patriarchal conditioning one must incorporate
Awareness
Education
Application
Important to know that although religion provides a
basis of behavioral standards and ethics, interpretation
and application of religion is up to the adherent.
