
We believe when church and society are committed to reaching just gender relationships, both flourish.
The Women in Church and Society (WICAS) network works toward the full participation of women in the communion’s life and pursues this commitment at all levels of LWF.
We address gender injustice by participating in United Nations forums, and by collaborating with Lutheran churches in the regions and with ecumenical partners worldwide.
Our women’s networks are uncovering the stories of women who played important roles during the Reformation or in the years since. We want to get to know these “forgotten” women, who have been agents for renewal in their communities.
Herstories seeks to empower women to reach gender justice and advocates on behalf of women’s citizenship.
Being (hu)man in a world of violence
We believe that men and women, boys and girls must be engaged in the urgent work of promoting justice and equality for all.
Find out more about our work to address the root causes of gender-based violence and reflect on ways of transforming models of masculinity
WICAS works in a coordinated effort with regional women’s networks comprised of women officially designated as contacts of the member churches. They define their priorities in line with the WICAS broad objective of mainstreaming gender justice in every dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programs.
The women’s networks include lay women and theologians. Women theologians aim to make women’s theological reflection more visible in the communion.
Standing for gender justice is essential to what we are as a communion of churches. Be it from the pulpit, in our decision-making bodies or in the gender balance of programs, for LWF being vocal and proactive in ensuring the respect of women’s human rights is indivisible from the understanding of justice in its biblical meaning.
Our efforts focus concretely on:
The LWF is committed to facilitate discussions to develop structures and actions to build a global Lutheran Women Theologians Network
Some of the reflections are:
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