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The advancement of gender equality and LGBTQ rights remains at the forefront of human rights agendas around the globe. These materials examine a broad spectrum of gender issues, focusing in particular on how religion and religious organizations promote or hinder women’s rights, and how women of faith are shaping peacebuilding, democratic movements, and other social and political issues.

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José Casanova

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Jocelyne Cesari

Senior Fellow
Department of Government

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Katherine Marshall

Senior Fellow
Walsh School of Foreign Service, Executive Director of the World Faiths Development Dialogue

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Project Spotlight

Interviews

Discover the firsthand experiences of faith leaders, activists, and peacebuilding practitioners working on issues ranging from development and education to conflict resolution and foreign policy.

For over a decade, Berkley Center scholars and students have been conducting interviews with individuals working at the intersection of religion and world affairs. These discussions offer unique insights into the inner workings of a wide spectrum of professions touched by religion with interviewees ranging from the highest levels of leadership of international organizations to on-the-ground practitioners. Explore individual interviews here or follow links to our interview collections below:

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Blog Posts

Pride flag flies outside the U.S. Supreme Court

July 26, 2021

U.S. Religious Freedom and LGBTQ Rights

What might "Fulton v. City of Philadelphia" suggest about the future of religious freedom and LGBTQ rights in the United States? What aspects of moral, philosophical, or legal thought could inform an approach that minimizes conflict between religious freedom and LGBTQ rights?
Steeple of a Baptist church

April 22, 2021

The Future of U.S. Evangelical Christianity

What might recent controversy in the Southern Baptist Convention suggest about the future of U.S. evangelical Christianity? What theological, biblical, or ethical resources could inspire a more inclusive or prophetic evangelicalism going forward?
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April 8, 2021

The Black Church in American Public Life

How do lessons from the history of Black churches resonate today, a moment marked by public discourse on racial justice, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, and a resurgence of white Christian nationalism? What historical and contemporary roles do women play in Black churches?

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Current and Past Projects

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Islam, Gender, and Democracy

The relationship between secularism, democracy, religion, and gender equality remains a complex and contested issue across Western countries. When we turn to Muslim countries, the situation is even more multifaceted. For many Western commentators…
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Women, Religion, and the Family

During 2014 and 2015 the Berkley Center and the World Faiths Development Dialogue asked women and men from various faith traditions to share their experiences and opinions about religion's impact on the family in the form of blogs and interviews.

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Videos

August 11, 2021

Girls' Access to Education in Bangladesh During COVID-19 (Video)

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April 29, 2021

Black Women, Black Love (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 6 minutes

April 23, 2021

Virtual 2021 Student Poster Session on Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs - Roundtable 1 (Video)

Duration: 53 minutes

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