The research lists additional factors that might explain the reason why young women are rejecting organized religion. One explanation offered is that “sixty-one percent of Gen Z women identify as feminist, far greater than women from previous generations.”

Another finding, citing statistics from the Public Religion Research Institute, identified churches’ supposed “negative treatment of gay and lesbian people” as a reason why young people are abandoning organized religion. The report also pointed to research included in the 2022 General Social Survey finding that 54% of young women believe that “abortion should be available without any restriction” as another possible contributing factor to the decline in religiosity among Gen Z women.