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Side by Side with Sister Joan
By: CBE International | March 5, 2007
The resilience of children is truly amazing. This strength in spite of suffering was again demonstrated to me in a workshop at the Side by Side symposium in Bangalore, India. The story of the struggles of Devadasi children unfolded in a drama entitled “Seeds of Hope.”
Side by Side with Joshua Raja
By: Arbutus Sider | March 5, 2007
Many attendees at the Side by Side Symposium in Bangalore, India had the opportunity to meet with local Christian ministry leaders. This is one of their stories.
Editor's Note: Equality Is for Everyone
By: Chelsea DeArmond | March 5, 2007
Helping people find their own voices and use them is more valuable than being a spokesperson for them. Advocacy is more about being faithful to God’s call to love our neighbors than it is about fame.
Equality 101
By: Susan Harris Howell | March 5, 2007
As a Christian who believes strongly in equality between women and men, I had often spoken up about gender issues with family and friends, in Sunday School classes, and among colleagues. However, when I was invited to teach a Gender Studies course at the Baptist university where I am a faculty member, I found this [...]
From Conviction to Action
By: Doug Weimerskirch | March 5, 2007
My personal journey has led me to be more vocal about getting women involved in ministry and about encouraging women to take leadership. I try to teach in both formal and informal arenas as the opportunities present themselves.
Let Your Happiness Be Haunted
By: Lynn Hybels | March 5, 2007
My unapologetic reason for writing this article is to call you to action. Elsewhere I have written about what I call “dangerous women,” women willing to engage with the needs of the world, women willing to be healers of wounds and righters of wrongs.
Language Suggestions: Disability
By: Ronald A. Cottone | March 5, 2007
Impairment is any loss or abnormality of structure or function, be it psychological, physiological, or anatomical. A disability is any restriction or inability to perform an activity in the manner or range considered normal for a human being. The restriction or inability results from impairment. A handicap is a disadvantage for a given individual that [...]
"Heaven at Her Husband's Feet": Health Consequences of Women's Subordination
By: Christine Edwards | March 1, 2007
"Heaven at Her Husband's Feet": Health Consequences of Women's Subordination
Gender and Health Development
By: Shantanu Dutta, Evangeline R. Dutta | March 1, 2007
Gender and Health Development