Question

What is the family laws role for women in different religions

Answer 1

Buddhism :-

The Laws of Manu states that, "By a girl, by a young woman, or even an aged one, nothing must be done independently, even in her own house. In childhood a female must be subject to her own father, in youth to her husband, when her lord is dead to her sons; a woman must never be independent".

Christianity :-

According to Christian theology, both men and woman are created in the image and likeness to God, implying neither to be inferior to the next, but equal in dignity.

Hinduism :-

In Hinduism, women are portrayed as equal or even greater than men. For instance, Kali Ma (Dark Mother) "is the Hindu God of creation, preservation, and Goddess of destruction. Her power included the origin of all creation's life, as well as the END of life.

Islam :-

Although the introduction of Islamic principles was a step in the right direction, men kept their dominant position and women were required to be obedient to their husbands, fathers, and sons. This was less due to the teachings of the religion than to the cultural norms of the era in which it arose.

Sikhism :-

According to Sikhism, men and women are the two sides of the same coin. There is a system of inter-relation and inter-dependance where man is born of woman, and woman is born out of man's seed.

Jainism :-

Jainism is inclusive of women. One of their sacred texts states :

"As the result of manifesting deception, a man in this world becomes a woman. As a woman, if her heart is pure, she becomes a man in this world."

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