TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Chiswick, Carmel U.
        TI  - Egalitarian Religion and Economics
        PY  - 2010/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 4904
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp4904
        AB  - The role of women in the ritual of many religions changed dramatically at the end of the 20th century, to the point where full participation by women was the norm by 2000 rather than the rarity that it had been 30 years earlier. This paper considers some aspects of the economic context that help explain why the movement toward egalitarianism succeeded in that period in contrast to its many previous failures. It concludes with predictions of future trends.
        KW  - gender
KW  - economics
KW  - fertility
KW  - religion
        ER  -