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Evaluation and outlook for women's network in Central and Western Europe

Continued engagement for women’s empowerment and gender justice
Evaluation and outlook for women's network in Central and Western Europe
10 June 2021
Continued engagement for women’s empowerment and gender justice (LWI) – "It is important to take stock halfway between the last LWF Assembly in Namibia in 2017 and the next Assembly in Poland in 2023, and to identify the issues for further work," said ...
Urgent task of implementing women’s rights
22 April 2021
LWF’s program director in New York office looks at conclusions of UN Commission on the Status of Women (LWI) - A month on from the 65th session of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the work has only just begun for Lutheran delegates back ...
Lutheran women share stories of changing social norms
23 March 2021
LWF delegates at CSW65 shine spotlight on ways of challenging patriarchal practices in Mexico and Tanzania
Shaping new narratives of inclusion and equality
17 March 2021
Lutheran gender justice advocates at CSW65 call on churches to step up action to empower women and girls (LWI) - From ancient Greek mythology to 21st century politics, women's voices have been routinely silenced, suppressed and excluded from the public square. ...
A ‘kairos’ moment to empower women and men
18 February 2021
Third ‘Transformative Masculinities’ webinar calls for repentance and the building of positive partnerships (LWI) - The COVID-19 pandemic can become a ‘kairos’ moment of opportunity for men to repent of the sin of patriarchy and create positive partnerships ...
Masculinity and the ministry of encouragement
7 December 2020
LWF webinar: ‘Being (hu)man in a world of violence’ engages feminism and positive masculinities
A time to teach and learn “a diakonia of solidarity”
23 October 2020
Voices from the Communion: Rev. Dr Marcia Blasi (LWI) – For many higher institutions of learning around the world, the coronavirus disease pandemic not only ushered in an unexpected shift from in-person to online teacher-student interaction but it also ...
LWF calls for urgent action on women’s rights
1 October 2020
A statement marking 25th anniversary of Beijing conference laments slow pace of progress on gender justice (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is urging world leaders, meeting at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on 1 October, to “safeguard ...
COVID-19: Churches in frontline against ‘silent pandemic’
30 April 2020
Religious leaders urged to take strong stand against increase in domestic violence under lockdown
Strengthen efforts for gender justice and women’s empowerment
9 March 2020
Vital to maintain momentum towards CSW64 (LWI) - On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), is urgently calling on the international community, governments and its member churches to step up their work towards gender ...
Men's voices vital in quest for gender justice
6 March 2020
In International Women’s Day message, Lutheran leaders call for stronger, broader commitment to gender equality
Building up the church in Thailand
31 January 2020
Voices from the Communion: One of the ELCT’s first women pastors shares milestones on her journey (LWI) - It has been a long journey, physically and spiritually, for Rev. Jongkolnee Sampachanyanon Sim who became one of the first two women ordained in The ...
No justification for violence against women
12 December 2019
LWF leader encourages Indian churches to preach, teach and speak out against sexual violence (LWI) - Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has encouraged of all LWF member churches in India to step up efforts to stop violence ...
16 Days: Churches stand against gender violence 
5 December 2019
LWF member churches organize activities promoting ‘Awareness, Action and Accountability’ (LWI) - Ensuring the promotion of gender justice at every level throughout the communion: that’s the ambitious goal the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has set ...
Breaking the silence about sexual violence
29 November 2019
Survivors of rape bring message of resilience and prevention to Geneva film screening event (LWI) - SEMA is a Swahili word meaning ‘speak out’. It is also the name chosen by an international movement of survivors of rape and sexual violence in conflict, ...
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