{"id":269242,"date":"2025-06-25T14:23:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=269242"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:24:02","slug":"video-how-do-american-men-and-women-differ-religiously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2025\/06\/25\/video-how-do-american-men-and-women-differ-religiously\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: How do American men and women differ religiously?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gender gap in American religion is shrinking. Historically, women in the United States have been more religious than men, and that is still true today. But the gap is smaller than it once was.\u00a0Dive into the data with Pew Research Center\u2019s Senior Associate Director Gregory A. Smith. 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