Role of man and women

• Male and female he created them: '(Genesis)'
• Traditionalists


  • Believe that men and women are spiritually equal but socially different
  • Men are breadwinners
  • Women are mothers and homemakers
• Catholic Church


  • Does not allow women to be priests because of 'apostolic succession'
  • Only men are suitable for the priesthood
• St Paul: 'I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man'
• St Paul: 'Wives submit to your husbands'
• St Paul: 'The husband is head of the wife'
• Genesis 2: 'I will make a helper for man'
• Egalitarians


  • Believe that men and women are both spiritually and socially equal
• Matthew 25: 'Judged on your actions, not gender'
• The Church of England now allows women to become priest and bishops
• St Paul, Galatians: 'There is neither male or female...you are all one'
• John 4: 'They marvelled that Jesus was talking to a woman'
• Traditionalists


  Believe that men and women are spiritually equal but socially different
• Men and women


  • Created with different roles by God
  • Men are to be leaders in the community and the breadwinner for the household
  • Women are homemakers and mothers
• Hadith: ''Heaven is under the feet of mothers''
• Surah 4: ''Men are protectors and maintainers of women''
• Surah: 'Women should be 'devoutly obedient''
• Male and female believers are both promised eternal life after death
• Surah 9: ''God has promised believers, both male and female, Gardens graced with flowing streams''
• Inclusive mosque, feminist mosque


  • Believe there are 'many ways of doing Islam'
  • Very progressive approach