The marginalization of women anywhere matters to all of us. Equal in Faith was founded in 2013 by an interfaith coalition of women to call attention to the need for gender justice in religion.

While women serve as priests and in positions of religious and ritual authority in a growing number of faiths, they still are denied ordination to the priesthood and equitable inclusion in far too many religious traditions.  We refuse to tolerate discrimination against women in our secular institutions.  Why, then, do we accept it in our religious institutions?

We have faith that religion can be interpreted to liberate rather than subjugate women. Like many, we ask, which will we choose? Through a series of interfaith initiatives, we want to ignite a conversation about maintaining what we value in our religious traditions while transforming them–and our communities–into more inclusive and equitable places.