Women's Role in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity

Women's Role in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity

The roles for women in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are as similar as the religions themselves. Although each religion has its own subdivision, in the more conservative forms of these religions women's roles are not that different. For example, how a woman dresses in public is very similar in theory. Conservative clothing is a common thread with these religions. The reason given is not that women are evil but that men cannot control their lust for the female form. Islamic, the most extreme of the three, requires that women dress covered head to toe with as little skin showing as possible (Smith, 2001), in western society, you see here that they are stepping out and becoming more westernized, yet still covered.. Jewish traditional dress does require Jewish women to cover their hair (Rich, 2011). also with Western cultures being more lenient. conservative Christian women also wear conservative clothing, covering as much as possible (Rich, 2011). ranging from the ultra conservative of the American Amish, the eastern Orthodox mirrors closely Jewish traditional dress. while other typical Christian dress, is conservative but not restrictive.

Sex is another area where the beliefs are similar from an aerial view. Sex is a gift shared between a married man and woman. In christian communites, sex is male dominated, "a woman shall submit to her husband" a married woman rarely will call the police on her husband if he forces her to have sex While in most Christian countries there are laws against rape, many will state that the woman was "asking for it" because of the way she was dressed or that she wanted it., a study done in England in 2007 found that75% - 95% of rape victims do not report the assault because women do not want to be subjected to that riticule. (Rich, 2011). In the Jewish faith, "marital sex is the woman's right not the man's" (Rich, 2011, para. 12). according to Tracy Rich, of Judaism 101. Men do not have the right to beat or mistreat their wives nor demand sex from them. Women are in control of the Naadah, which is based on their monthly cycle and when they are biblically allowed to have sex. A man who rapes his wife is subject to the law (Rich, 2011). However, in Islam, women's sexual rights are still questionable. In Islam, If a man rapes a woman, the punishment is that he must