Justice for Women
The ELCA is committed to challenging and eradicating
sexism in this church and in society. (See
ELCA Plan for Mission in PDF file format.) Central to this challenge for Lutherans are the twofold theological bases of
creation and
baptism and the christological basis of Jesus Christ's life and death.
The director for Justice for Women calls and assists this church "to realize the full participation of women, to create equal opportunity for women of all cultures, to foster partnership between men and women, to assist this church to address sexism, and to advocate justice for women" (See
Faithful Yet Changing: Design for Mission, 15. in PDF file format.) To this end, education and advocacy are the central components of the Justice for Women comprehensive plan to effect justice for women in church and society.