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What does the Director for Gender Justice do?

January 30, 2021

The Director for Gender Justice has a critical role at the Anglican Communion Office.  The Director: ● Has oversight of the global landscape and best practice, which they are able to share across the provinces; ● Helps to connect gender justice champions with others working in similar areas to share strategies, resources, and learning; ● Provides much needed in-house expertise about how to move towards gender justice; ● Informs and advises the Instruments of Communion so that they can keep track of progress in the provinces and measure progress against its gender justice commitments; and  ● Enables vital collaboration for joint advocacy with the Anglican … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Resources Tagged With: Anglican Communion Offfice, gender justice

Intersectional feminism: what it means and why it matters right now.

November 25, 2020

image from the UN website This article is from the United Nations UN Women, which in turn is linked with the Commission on the Status of Women. AWSC has mentored several leading women from the Anglican Church to attend the global consultations. Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Originally published on Medium.com/@UN_Women From the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in communities around the globe to international protests against racism and discrimination, current events have shown that we are far from achieving equality. Trying to interpret and battle a multitude of injustices right now may feel overwhelming. How do we take on all these issues, and why should we? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Reflections, Womens Stories, Talanoa Tagged With: gender justice, intersectional feminism, UNCSW, United Nations

Ko Toku Mana Wahine- virtual theology chat with Ruihana Paenga

November 24, 2020

Ruihana Paenga Thursday 3 December 2020. 7pm-8pm Join by Zoom Ko tōku Mana Wahine:  A theological reflection on mana wahine and how mana wahine influences Gender Justice and reduces Gender Based Violence. This talk will discuss the Māori concept of Mana Wahine as compared to gender equality and women's leadership in the Bible.  We will examine the execution of the concept by a range of individuals and how this concept of feminist leadership can be influential in eradicating gender based violence in New Zealand. Everyone is welcome to Zoom in , to hear Ruihana Paenga. She will talk for around 20 minutes, then invite comments and questions. Zoom Link: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Maori, Reflections, Womens Stories, Talanoa, Young Voices Tagged With: gender justice, Mana Wahine, Ruihana, Virtual theology chat

The global voice of Anglican women- bold and prophetic-

August 18, 2020

The Revd Carole Hughes We are a bold and prophetic voice for all women throughout the Anglican Communion working to uphold the God-given dignity of women and girls, to eradicate gender-based inequality and violence, and to promote just relationships among all people.For we are all created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) The chair of the Steering Committee is the Revd Carole Hughes, Archdeacon of Auckland, and former Convenor of the Anglican Women's Studies Centre. How we work All Anglican women are welcome to IAWN’s email listserv, to subscribe to its newsletters, and to join the Network’s Facebook group. To subscribe to the newsletter and/or listserv, please … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Pakeha Tagged With: Carole Hughes, gender justice, IAWN

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