

Gender

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.

Islam, Gender, and Democracy

Women, Religion, and Peace: Experience, Perspectives, and Policy Implications

Women, Religion, and the Family
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May 22, 2023
Gender, Religion, and Forced Migration (Video)
Duration: 1 hours 22 minutes
April 25, 2023
Celebrating the Visibility, Vitality, and Voice of Catholic Sisters (Video)
Duration: 1 hours 40 minutes
April 17, 2023
Faith, Feminism, and Being Unfinished: The Question of Women’s Ordination (Video)
Duration: 1 hours 41 minutes

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Competing Understandings of Islamic Codes Pertaining to Women in the Arab World
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT Intercultural Center (ICC)
Book September 12, 2023
Loving Our Own Bones: Disability Wisdom and the Spiritual Subversiveness of Knowing Ourselves Whole
Other Publications
White Paper April 28, 2022
Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Bangladesh: What Roles for Faith-Inspired Actors?

August 22, 2023
Combatting Accusations of Witches in Ghana
The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have shone a new light on gender-based violence (GBV). This global issue has distinctive facets in Bangladesh, where GBV is a long-standing challenge that…
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: