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

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

From:
Department for International Development
Published
19 March 2019
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Tadros, M, 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’s 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) ‘Beyond the Religious/Secular Binary Trap: Keeping the Focus on Gender Equality’, IDS Policy Briefing 165, Brighton: IDS

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

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Published 19 March 2019
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