In a country where parents lit their wounded daughters on fire, women lit themselves on fire to escape. I couldn’t shake the image of a young girl stepping into flames with a despair so profound that she would rather scorch her own flesh than face her own future.
Women and Girls
Stewart Burns 2-01-2012
What will it take to shut down "Satan's marketplace," the global slave trade? Every weapon in the arsenal of nonviolence.
Abayea Pelt 2-01-2012
Human trafficking happens around the world -- and right down the street. A Washington, D.C. organization works to save girls from dangers close to home.
Stewart Burns 2-01-2012
In “’Humankind’s Most Savage Cruelty,’” I describe how it will take every weapon in the arsenal of nonviolence to end the global slave trade. Here are some resources for getting started on this most vital mission.
Lynne Hybels 1-01-2012
I'm grateful to the men who use their power, money, and influence on behalf of women.
Helen LaKelly Hunt 12-01-2011
Historically, traditional marriage was based on a subordinate view of women. An egalitarian model of mutual respect promises healthier relationships and a more just society.
Lauren F. Winner 9-01-2011
The Dream is Freedom: Pauli Murray and American Democratic Faith, by Sarah Azaransky.
Kimberly Burge 7-27-2011
In the new South Africa, the future is speaking in the voices of the girls.
Jason Howard 7-01-2011
Humanitarian, award winning actress, and best-selling author Ashley Judd reflects on her faith and "true calling" -- social justice activism.
Lauren F. Winner 6-13-2011
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Women's ongoing search, in life and texts, for equality and empowerment.
Lynne Hybels 6-03-2011
A club owner in Chicago can pick up the phone and "mail-order" three girls from Eastern Europe.
Betsy Shirley 4-01-2011
Benedictine women in Wisconsin are practicing new (and ancient) ways to save the earth, starting with the home front.
Farah Mokhtareizadeh 3-01-2011
When the Taliban ruled, they prevented girls from going to school. Who's stopping them now?
Lynne Hybels 2-01-2011
Six Christian women from an evangelical church in Texas invited six Jewish women from a local synagogue and six Muslim women from a local mosque to form a cooking club.
Julienne Gage 9-01-2010
Trinity University found the future of education -- hiding in its own neighborhood.
Kimberly B. George, Letha Dawson Scanzoni 6-01-2010
These resources on the intersection of faith and feminism were compiled by Kimberly B.