Purpose

This study aims to analyze the effects of religion on gender equality at the national level.

Design/methodology/approach

The study distinguishes between the concepts of religiosity and religious affiliation and introduces a measure of religious diversity. The study defines religiosity and gender equality as multidimensional concepts and relies on a wide range of secondary data from credible sources such as the World Value Survey, the United Nations, Gender Gap Report and the World Economic Forum to analyze the effect of religious factors on gender equality in more than 70 countries.

Findings

The analyses show that after controlling for the effects of socio-economic development, religiosity tends to impede gender equality. It is found that Muslim and Hinduism affiliations are negatively and Protestant affiliation is positively associated with gender equality. Furthermore, Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox affiliations and religious diversity do not significantly affect gender equality.

Originality/value

At the theoretical level, this study distinguishes between religious affiliations and religiosity and relies on the modernization theory to offer valuable insights into the relationship between religion and gender equality. This study's findings could serve managers and policymakers in dealing with gender disparities in different spheres of social life at the practical level.

中文翻译：

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对宗教对性别平等影响的跨国调查

目的

本研究旨在分析宗教在国家层面对性别平等的影响。

设计/方法/方法

该研究区分了宗教信仰和宗教信仰的概念，并引入了宗教多样性的衡量标准。该研究将宗教信仰和性别平等定义为多维概念，并依靠来自世界价值调查、联合国、性别差距报告和世界经济论坛等可靠来源的广泛二手数据来分析宗教因素对性别的影响70 多个国家的平等。

发现

分析表明，在控制了社会经济发展的影响后，宗教信仰往往会阻碍性别平等。结果发现，穆斯林和印度教从属关系与性别平等呈负相关，而新教从属关系与性别平等正相关。此外，天主教和东正教信仰以及宗教多样性不会显着影响性别平等。

原创性/价值

在理论层面，本研究区分了宗教归属和宗教信仰，并依靠现代化理论为宗教与性别平等之间的关系提供了有价值的见解。这项研究的结果可以为管理人员和政策制定者在实际层面处理社会生活不同领域的性别差异提供服务。