Here are some potential explanations for this:

Indoctrination and brainwashing: From childhood, they're taught that all the nasty stuff against women is normal and for their own protection. We even see toddlers wearing the hijab, so they're used to it when they get older.
Stockholm syndrome: Finding refuge in their abuser.
"Pick me as the alpha female" behaviour: Women may adopt a more religious persona in order to gain social status and approval within their community, particularly from male members.
"Bargaining with patriarchy": In patriarchal societies, women conform to religious norms and practices as a means of survival.
Risk aversion: Women are risk averse, not risk takers because of dependence on male members of the family for their livelihood.
Domestic labour: Women are too busy with their domestic labour and don’t have time to stop and reflect.
Keeping Family together: Wommen think religion is a social glue that keeps the family together even if it is at the cost of losing their own personal freedom.

This phenomenon extends beyond Muslim women; it's prevalent in all patriarchal societies, where women tend to be more religious despite facing oppression. Consider ancient India, for instance, where Hindu women lacked rights such as divorce and inheritance and were subjected to practices like Sati, where they had to immolate themselves upon their husbands' deaths. Despite these oppressive conditions, Hindu women exhibited greater religiosity than men.

Slaves returning to their owners despite getting their freedom

At times, oppression reaches such extremes that individuals forget about their fundamental human rights and begin to perceive the oppression as acceptable. A similar phenomenon was witnessed when Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery. Some slaves, despite gaining freedom, returned to their former owners due to the deep brainwashing they had endured. They had been convinced that being slaves and deprived of basic human rights was their rightful place. However, these wicked customs and societal practices remain unjust, even if they succeed in manipulating oppressed individuals into believing their fate is tied to these evils.

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