就性別平等的議題來說，台灣佛教是一個問題？是可能的解答？還是兩者皆是？佛教是更進步？更保守？還是差不多？本文探討台灣當今佛教信徒與法師對於女性的態度，檢驗的項目包括了他們對於家庭、家庭關係、信仰組織內的性別分工等等的看法，以及佛教對於女眾在日常活動中的可能作用。此外，本文亦將從台灣整體社會的脈絡來探究台灣佛教。

Is Taiwan Buddhism part of the problem regarding gender equality, part of the solution, or some of both? Is Buddhism more, less, or equally progressive vis-à-vis gender? This paper explores the attitudes toward females as lay members or clericsin contemporary Taiwan Buddhism and the attitudes toward men and women in Taiwan society. It examines, inter alia, attitudes toward family and family relationships, the gender-based division of labour of members and clerics, leadership, and the e1fects on women in their everyday lives. It will also examine Taiwan Buddhism in the context of Taiwan society in general.