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Thubten Nyima, a fully ordained Buddhist nun, holds beads during a chant at Sravasti Abbey, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Newport, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Manisha Shetye, a practicing Hindu priest performs posthumous rituals for her client’s mother at a residence in Pune, India, on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Abhijit Bhatlekar)
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Thubten Nyima, a fully ordained Buddhist nun, holds beads during a chant at Sravasti Abbey, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Newport, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Manisha Shetye, a practicing Hindu priest performs posthumous rituals for her client’s mother at a residence in Pune, India, on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Abhijit Bhatlekar)
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Thubten Nyima, a fully ordained Buddhist nun, holds beads during a chant at Sravasti Abbey, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Newport, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Manisha Shetye, a practicing Hindu priest performs posthumous rituals for her client’s mother at a residence in Pune, India, on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Abhijit Bhatlekar)
Women in religion
Women are barred or limited from serving as clergy and excluded from the top leadership in some of the world's major religions. Nonetheless, many women have found leadership roles in these male-led faiths, as detailed by AP and Religion News Service.
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Mormon women’s influence expands despite priesthood ban

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and HOLLY MEYERDecember 14, 2021 GMT

More Orthodox Jewish women are ordained; change is uneven

By YONAT SHIMRON of Religion News Service and ILAN BEN ZION of The Associated PressDecember 14, 2021 GMT

Amid tension, Southern Baptist women lead where they can

By BOB SMIETANA of Religion News Service and HOLLY MEYER of The Associated PressDecember 13, 2021 GMT
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In Hinduism, women creating spaces for their own leadership

By DEEPTI HAJELADecember 13, 2021 GMT

Women breaking through to top roles in Black churches

By ADELLE M. BANKS of Religion News Service and PETER SMITH of The Associated PressDecember 9, 2021 GMT

In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity

By LUIS ANDRES HENAODecember 9, 2021 GMT

Women seek diverse paths to leadership in Islamic spaces

By MARIAM FAM of The Associated Press and AYSHA KHAN of Religion News ServiceDecember 8, 2021 GMT

Barred from priesthood, some Catholic women find other roles

By CLAIRE GIANGRAVÈ of Religion News Service and DAVID CRARY of The Associated PressDecember 8, 2021 GMT
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