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Women and Girls

SojoAction: Women and Girls

Since the 1970s, Sojourners has been committed to resisting sexism and misogyny by advocating for a world where women and men are given equal respect and opportunity in the church and beyond. To help that vision become a reality, the Women and Girls Campaign works to address gender-based violence from a faith-based perspective and seeks to close the gender gap in church leadership through storytelling, scriptural analysis, and resources. 

The Women and Girls Campaign advocates for trauma-informed and women-empowering legislation, particularly legislation against domestic and sexual violence. We also encourage seminaries to include domestic and sexual violence training, so church leaders can be equipped to offer pastoral care to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Women and Girls
Resources

Our Work

An invitation to uplift the sanctity, struggle and stories of mothers as co-creators with the Divine. Join us in Embracing Mamas, Embracing Life.
Watch a recording of the 10 Out of 10 Webinar addressing what seminaries and institutions can do to equip future faith leaders to address domestic and sexual violence in their practice.
A collection of sermons on domestic and sexual violence. Search our database by location, scripture, or denomination and learn how you can begin making your church a safer sanctuary for survivors.
Women and Girls
Latest Stories
  • An illustration of a mother sitting down in a bathroom breastfeeding her infant. She leans against a wall with green tiles on the bottom section and swirls of orange paint on the top third of the wall.
    A poem.

    A poem.

    by Felicity White
  • Black and white image of nuns in a "mother and baby home" line a room filled with children in several cribs
    For more than 70 years, the Irish Catholic Church imprisoned unwed mothers in church-run “Magdalene laundries.” Survivors and their families are still battling for justice.

    For more than 70 years, the Irish Catholic Church imprisoned unwed mothers in church-run “Magdalene laundries.” Survivors and their families are still battling for justice.

    by René Ostberg
  • The cover art of Maggie Roger's music album 'Surrender', which features a black-and-white closeup of the singer's eyes.
    ‘Surrender’ is testament to what happens when we unclench our jaws and give our emotions room to breathe.

    Surrender is testament to what happens when we unclench our jaws and give our emotions room to breathe.

    by Kaeley McEvoy