Gender

A Tool to Support Gender Policy in the LWF

FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil/GENEVA, 26 April 2012 (LWI) – Women theologians and leaders from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have formed a network with a goal to promote women leadership with gender justice in all spheres of church work.

A Powerful Encouragement on International Women’s Day, Says General Secretary Junge

GENEVA, 8 March 2012 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Communion Office has hailed its certification today as an “equal salary” employer in Switzerland as an important step in the organization’s commitment to gender justice and women’s participation in church and society.

Theological and Ecclesiological Implications Discussed at Poland Meeting

KRAKOW, Poland/GENEVA, 16 November 2011 (LWI) – Gender justice and women’s empowerment in Europe came under scrutiny when 30 Lutheran women and men leaders from 14 European countries gathered in Krakow, Poland, 7-10 November.

LWF Strategy Will Help Communion Answer God’s Call

LWI Council Press Release No. 04/2011 | GENEVA, 9 June 2011 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge has underlined that the global nature of the Lutheranism should shape commemorations for the 500^th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation to be held in 2017.

LWF European Gatherings Call for Renewed Commitment to Gender Justice

GENEVA, 7 June 2011 (LWI) – Lutheran women from across Europe have expressed the need to recognize and acknowledge women’s contribution to the 16^th century church reform movement, particularly as preparations get underway to commemorate the 500^th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017.

Symposium Participants Say Work Has Not Always Promoted Human Dignity

GENEVA, 4 May 2011 (LWI) – The Protestant Reformer Martin Luther developed a new understanding of the meaning of work but churches have had a mixed record in dealing with labor movements, a symposium of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) held in Geneva heard.

100^th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Celebrated

CHHINDWARA, India/GENEVA, 8 March 2011 (LWI) – As the 100^th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD) is marked globally today on 8 March, women cooperative groups in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh demonstrate their collective strength and awareness thanks to a Lutheran-church supported project.

The women, who are struggling to find work and affirm human rights for their communities, participate in the Water Education and Social Action (WESA) project of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh supported by the United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India (UELCI) and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF).

LWF Representative Underlines Women and Girls’ Training in Science and Technology

NEW YORK, USA/GENEVA, 8 March 2011 (LWI) – Faith groups have an important role to play in creating gender equality in science and technology education, says Rev. Dr Elaine Gleci Neuenfeldt, executive secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Women in Church and Society desk.

“Policy that advances the human rights of women and girls, enacted in conjunction with a faith grounded in justice, builds a foundation for equal partnerships between women and men,” Neuenfeldt told a panel of the 55^th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) of the United Nations in New York, held 22 February – 4 March 2011.