women who are atheists, what made you one?

I come from a family that’s "modern" by most standards, but still deeply religious. My parents have always been religious, but they’ve never tried to force it on me. However, as they’ve gotten older, they’ve become more devout and are now trying to push their beliefs onto me. I have no interest in it, and now they’re complaining about my generation being "culturally detached."

I’m not sure if it’s my upbringing or just a Gen Z thing, but I feel like religion is outdated, restrictive, and downright harmful, especially to women. Neither god nor religion has ever played any significant role in my life, and I feel no connection whatsoever. When I go to a temple or get dragged along on one of the random pilgrimages my parents insist on every year, it’s just another place that exists, nothing more.

I don’t judge people who are religious, but I can’t stand the preachy ones who try to impose their beliefs on everyone else. I don’t label myself an atheist because I can’t say for certain whether the supernatural exists or not, but I’m looking for responses from women who don’t believe in God or religion. What made you reject it, and how do you navigate it in a country where religion is still so deeply ingrained?