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The Gender Gap in Religion Around the World

Acknowledgments

This report was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation.

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:

Primary Researcher

Conrad Hackett, Demographer

Contributing Researchers

David McClendon, Research Associate Anne Fengyan Shi, Research Associate

Research Team

Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research Caryle Murphy, Senior Writer/Editor Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher Juan Carlos Esparza Ochoa, Data Manager Becka A. Alper, Research Associate Angelina E. Theodorou, Research Analyst Kelsey Jo Starr, Research Assistant

Editorial and Graphic Design

Sandra Stencel, Associate Director, Editorial Michael Lipka, Editor Aleksandra Sandstrom, Copy Editor Bill Webster, Information Graphics Designer Diana Yoo, Art Director Timmy Huynh, Advanced Analytics Intern

Communications and Web Publishing

Stacy Rosenberg, Digital Project Manager Travis Mitchell, Digital Producer Anna Schiller, Communications Manager Stefan S. Cornibert, Communications Associate

Others at Pew Research Center who gave valuable feedback on this report include Claudia Deane, Gregory A. Smith, Kim Parker, Neha Sahgal, Steve Schwartzer, Richard Wike, Katie Simmons and Jacob Poushter.

Pew Research Center received very helpful advice and feedback on this report from Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, emeritus professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Haifa; Landon Schnabel, sociology doctoral candidate, Indiana University-Bloomington; David Voas, professor and head of the Department of Social Science, University College London; and Linda Woodhead, professor in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University.

While the analysis was guided by our consultations with the advisers, Pew Research Center is solely responsible for the interpretation and reporting of the data.

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