Religion and Gender in the Post-secular State

Accommodation or Discrimination

Bibliographic Data

ID14949263
AuthorsKathryn Mcphillips (0000-0001-8390-7924, corresponding author), Kathleen Mcphillips
Year2015
Volume23
Issue2
Pages156-170
Publication date2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFeminist Theology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-7350 • E-ISSN: 1745-5189
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0966735014555635
OpenAlexW2325142228
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

This paper considers the relationship between women, religion and the Australian state via an examination of federal anti-discrimination law. Much of the social research into religion-state relations over the last ten years, particularly with the rise of neo-liberalism, demonstrates that religious groups and ideas are actively involved in public debate, policy formation and implementation. While this has been examined by some scholars in social policy, particularly education, there has been little research on the relationship between women’s rights and post-secular politics. This essay will address this gap by firstly locating women’s rights in the context of global forms of neo-liberalism and specifically by examining Australian federal anti-discrimination legislation, which seeks to protect religious freedom by allowing religious groups general exemption from adhering to non-discriminatory employment and training protocols. It is argued via evidence, that such exemptions are premised on the treatment of women as other to masculine norms

Accommodation · Freedom of Religion · Human rights · Legislation · Liberalism · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Reasonable accommodation · Religious freedom · Secular state · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · Religion, Society, and Development

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