It could be useful to begin by reminding students of what Feminism is (and what it is not) at the start of learning before considering its application
to religion.One issue students have is that they fail to see its relevance in the world today, or can not quite make the link between Feminism and 'being a feminist' with the women they see in the media, for example. The following Harpers Bazaar article includes examples of some culturally relevant women with whom students may already be familiar, yet not quite have associated with feminism as a movement:
Discover More The women of the 20th and 21st century who are paving the way for gender equality
The various BBC websites contain a plethora of relevant material on feminism and religion and, using the material on the sites listed below (and others), students could work to provide examples of ways in which:
or can be a positive force for women
is an institution that oppresses and controls women
Jesus was a feminist and so am I:
Discover More Perspectives: Jesus was a feminist and so am I
Islam vs feminism?:
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BBC World Have Your Say Are faith and feminism compatible (video):
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The Trussell Trust is a Christian organisation that works to "end hunger and poverty in the UK...
In this Open Learn ‘mini module’, Dr Mark Smith discusses a shift in attitude towards...
The ‘A Girl Called Jack’ blog has been widely featured in the media over the last few years – ...
In the BBC Radio 4 series, "A History of Ideas", Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss their work of...
This Guardian article looks at the results of an ONS survey and highlights some significant trend...
Students can use this material from the Open University to examine postcode trends in poverty
In 2010, the then Labour UK government defined a child in poverty as being one where the househol...
The following Telegraph article examines the Sunday Times Rich List and provides background infor...
Provide students with a copy of the article "Global Corporations, Global Unions", by Stephen L...
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