The majority of participants in the Jewish Renewal Movement are women. Several factors are at work here to explain this, such as the theology of the movement, which articulates the importance of the Shekhinah, the feminine divine, seen by members as "eclipsed" in earlier Judaism. The Renewal’s use of this kabbalistic myth promotes a complementary rather than egalitarian vision of gender relations.  The movement,s quest for "embodiedness" in spirituality also appeals to women.