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The National Secular Society's new report, Mission and Misogyny, uncovers how religious fundamentalists are exploiting our charity sector to promote regressive and harmful ideas about women. Read it here: secularism.org.uk/women/mission-misogyny
Using recent case studies, the report reveals how religious charities have used the cover of 'the advancement of religion' to promote or condone:
• Violence against women - including hitting women who refuse to have sex with their husbands.
• Subordination of women, saying that men must lead while a woman's role is to do housework.
• Sexist 'modesty codes', including saying that women must never wear trousers or must cover their entire body apart from their eyes.
• Religious 'courts' which treat women as second-class citizens.
With concerns about misogyny and violence against women and girls on the rise, this report is the first of its kind to expose how the special status of religion in charity law is contributing to a climate of misogyny and sexism both online and in the 'real world'.
Read the full report: secularism.org.uk/women/mission-misogyny
The National Secular Society's new report, Mission and Misogyny, uncovers how religious fundamentalists are exploiting our charity sector to promote regressive and harmful ideas about women. Read it here: secularism.org.uk/women/mission-misogyny
Using recent case studies, the report reveals how religious charities have used the cover of 'the advancement of religion' to promote or condone:
• Violence against women - including hitting women who refuse to have sex with their husbands.
• Subordination of women, saying that men must lead while a woman's role is to do housework.
• Sexist 'modesty codes', including saying that women must never wear trousers or must cover their entire body apart from their eyes.
• Religious 'courts' which treat women as second-class citizens.
With concerns about misogyny and violence against women and girls on the rise, this report is the first of its kind to expose how the special status of religion in charity law is contributing to a climate of misogyny and sexism both online and in the 'real world'.
Read the full report: secularism.org.uk/women/mission-misogyny
