Beyond the Religious/Secular Binary Trap: Keeping the Focus on Gender Equality

How can external actors support local actors for gender justice and women鈥檚 rights where religion and tradition are instrumentalised for political agendas

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
27 February 2020
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
First published:
19 March 2019
Authors:
Tadros, M and Khan, A

Abstract

In a global context of deep ideological, political, social and economic polarisations, it is unsurprising that fault lines exist in Western aid circles on how to engage with the role of religion in relation to gender equality. The question remains pertinent as ever: how can external actors support local actors in their struggles for gender justice and women鈥檚 rights in countries where religion and tradition are instrumentalised for political agendas?

This work is part of the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) programme

Citation

Tadros, M. and Khan, A. (2019) 鈥楤eyond the Religious/Secular Binary Trap: Keeping the Focus on Gender Equality鈥�, IDS Policy Briefing 165, Brighton: IDS

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