Religion as a Method for Improving Gender EqualityAlthough women were still seen and treated as second-class citizens, their condition seemed to improve under Christianity, especially regarding social interaction and Islam, especially regarding legal rights such as inheritance laws. The improvement in the situation of women was especially pronounced when compared to the even lower status of women during the Greek and Roman periods. The improvement in the treatment of women under Christianity and Islam is evident in the religious texts of both religions. The Gospel according to Mark and Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians and Islam's central religious text, the Quran, provide concrete evidence of how the treatment of women under Christianity and Islam was relatively progressive. During the Greek period, women were seen as inferior citizens, with no real rights. Although Greek drama depicted many strong and extraordinary women, such as Antigone, what women in Greece actually experienced was very different. The role of free women in Athens, and in many other places in Greece, was limited to the private sphere of the home. Women were limited to childbearing and supervising work done in the home; a woman's worth was based on her ability to produce legitimate heirs and be a homemaker. The girls were confined to their homes and received no formal education. Instead, their mothers taught them domestic skills, which at the time were considered the only proper education for a woman. Athenian women were considered unintelligent and submissive, and therefore could not vote, buy or sell property, or file complaints. Therefore, Athenian women were seen as “idiots” because they were unable to… half of paper… (Cow 2:233). Letting a man dictate a woman's personal choices in this way may seem surprising in today's society; however, at the time, Islam was considered relatively progressive for women. As is the case with Christianity, Islamic women are not equal to men, but Islam gives them additional rights than before. Under Islam, women experienced more progress than complacency. Therefore, the situation of women under Islam is more advantageous than that under Greek and Roman rule. Overall, the status of women in society improved in many different aspects – social, legal and otherwise – under both Islam and Christianity, especially when compared to the Greek and Roman ones. Roman periods. However, women's commitment to equality did not stop with the improvements made by religions. Today, women continuously fight all over the world to receive rights equal to those of men.