In her article, “The Persistence of Patriarchy,” subtitled Hard to believe, but some churches are still talking about male headship, founding member of the Evangelical and Ecumenical Women’s Caucus, Anne Eggebroten laments the institutionalized gender inequality still present in some Christian services and lifestyles.
Posts Tagged ‘gender based violence’
June 28th, 2010
Religion and women’s rights: strange bedfellows?
posted by Annie Hardison-MoodyWhile in the past women’s human rights activists have admitted a certain skepticism about religion, my recent experience at the UN Commission on the Status of Women meeting and the US National Committee for UNIFEM annual meeting tell a slightly different story. As I heard at several panel discussions, religious organizations are still seen by some as “strange bedfellows” in terms of serving as partners in work related to violence against women. However, religious actors and organizations are increasingly being invited to the table and “religion” and “culture” are becoming an integral part of the conversation. This makes me wonder. . . . what does a turn to these “strange bedfellows” of religion and culture do for women’s human rights?
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