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Mexican church marks 10 years of women’s ordination

Equal participation in other areas of church life has grown
Mexican church marks 10 years of women’s ordination
12 April 2019
Equal participation in other areas of church life has grown (LWI) - The recent celebration of 10 years of women’s ordination in the Mexican Lutheran Church (ILM) was an occasion to reaffirm the church’s commitment to empower and encourage both women and ...
LWF celebrates International Women’s Day 2019
8 March 2019
Staff in Geneva office take part in program of activities to raise awareness around gender justice in the workplace (LWI) - How much do men and women in your workplace know about their rights and responsibilities towards ensuring a gender balanced environment, ...
Liberia’s Thursdays in Black campaign amplifies efforts to end gender-based violence
13 December 2018
Lutheran Bishop Seyenkulo sees “potential to change our world for the better”
From silent humiliation to advocacy for social change
28 November 2018
LWF work with Nepal’s Haliya community targets women’s rights and education (LWI) - Thirty-year-old Basanti Mahar of Bashulinga village in Nepal says talking to other women about alcohol-fueled domestic abuse in their community has changed her life and ...
LWF’s invitation to “Walk our Talk” and end violence against women and girls
23 November 2018
Program executive Rev. Judith VanOsdol talks about 16-days campaign and gender justice
Through Christ you can do all things
25 July 2018
LWF General secretary joins 50th jubilee of ELCCo
Faith actors vocal in promoting women’s rights
26 March 2018
LWF delegates showcase work in panel discussion at Commission on the Status of Women (LWI) The voices of the LWF and other faith-based organizations (FBO) have been heard at a parallel event to this year’s 62 session of the UN’s Commission on the Status ...
Proud to tell people LWF has a gender justice policy
23 March 2018
LWF Council Member Ranjita Borgoary writes about what it means to participate United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women A woman from a village never dreams of participating in a UN meeting. But a dream has come true.
Half of humanity activating its rights
19 March 2018
LWF delegate Larry José Madrigal blogs from the world’s largest gathering on women’s human rights The United Nations is a metaphor for the world in all its diversity, complexity and contradiction.
Fair living and working conditions for women
26 February 2018
Women in Central Western Europe discuss the gender gap and “MeToo”
Precious in God’s Eyes
25 November 2017
16 days of activism to overcome gender based violence (LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is encouraging church leaders to speak up publicly against gender-based violence. Joining the interfaith campaign “Precious in God’s Eyes,” LWF leaders have ...
“The Reformation must continue”
17 November 2017
LWF President Musa speaks to VELKD General Synod
Protecting human rights’ defenders
14 July 2017
Annual training helps to bring local concerns to the global arena (LWI) – Testimonies by human rights’ defenders are an important component of an annual advocacy training on women’s human rights, organized by faith-based organizations (FBOs) at the ...
Gender-based violence concerns "all of humanity"
12 July 2017
Faith-based organizations affirm greater engagement in fighting for women’s rights (LWI) - Advocacy for women’s rights and the fight against gender-based violence is not only a concern for women but crucial for the whole of humanity and more men need ...
Freedom from violence and full participation
10 May 2017
Women’s Pre-Assembly message to the Twelfth Assembly Freedom from violence and the full participation of women in church and society were the key themes of the message from the Women’s Pre-Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF). “We celebrate ...
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