Ordination of Women

Group of Women ordained as Priests in a Protestant Church.

After Tuesday's presentation on Touro Synagogue, I was curious as to why ordination of women is so uncommon in religions. I know women have an important role in most if not all religions, but the role is usually limited to a lower sect such as a branch or order of nuns. I know in Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, and Judaism this is pretty much the case. Ordination of women do occur in these religions but usually at a denominational level. However, in Protestant, Anglican, and Hinduism ordination of women is openly accepted and often women are equal to the men's counterparts. For the most part, many African religions expresses the same themes (as recalled from earlier class materials). Such a topic has sparked numerous issues and concerns, especially for the Catholic Church. It's basically a argument between reformers and traditionalist. You can read articles of such a discussion here and here.