Women have long been pillars of their faith communities – Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim. Yet, some of our greatest faith traditions are not living up to their full potential because women are not considered equal partners in their respective faith traditions.

The injustices of any religious institution do not negate the values of love and justice at their core. Human institutions will always be flawed reflections of the values they hope to embody. But cutting ourselves off from our birthright to a spiritual home only enlarges the problem. Far too many women find themselves spiritually deprived because they feel unwelcome or less than equal within their own faith.