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Abstrakt

Liberal regimes are faced with a dilemma between respecting the right to religious liberty and
securing women’s equality rights. Exempting religious institutions from nondiscrimination laws
dealing with gender may limit women’s rights. This article concerns this field of discussion.
Empirically, it focuses on a specific provision found in the Danish Gender Equality Act that
exempts faith communities, including the Lutheran Danish folk church. The article examines
legislative decision-makings and touches on legal aspects of the dilemma in light of human
rights regimes. Drawing on theories of justice, the article discusses conflicting normative positions
in debates on religious accommodation and explores the ways that religious and equality
concerns are balanced against each other. Concerning the Danish folk church, I suggest repealing
the exemption provision while still protecting the minority within the Church.

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