Newsletter
An annual newsletter reports on the activities of members in their different countries, and voices opinion on current issues and questions of concern to religious women. Click "Newsletter online" link at the left of our website to go to our current newsletter articles. The "Newsletter Table of Contents" will show you a listing of all articles, with the most recent at the top of the list.

Social Action
The Association promotes equality for women and economic and social justice. It sponsors an on-going social action project for women in India, offering training in literacy and vocational skills to enable disadvantaged women to become self-sufficient. It also supports other women’s projects on a one-time basis.

It promotes the inclusion of women’s roles in religion on the agenda of special events in the UN calendar and other national and international gatherings.

Conferences
There are international conferences every three or four years and national and regional conferences in intervening years. Recent international conferences have been held in Taiwan, Hungary, Canada, South Korea, and India.

Interfaith Cooperation
As a member group of the International Association for Religious Freedom (the IARF), the Association participates fully in its activities and promotes consideration of women’s issues in its agenda.

Membership
Membership is open to women from liberal faith communities throughout the world who seek to share their ideas, their experiences and concerns, offering support to each other in the search for spiritual enrichment and identity. The IALRW represents such diverse religious traditions as Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Unitarians and Universalists, and the liberal wings of other faith groups. Individual annual membership fees are the equivalent of US $15.

Information
For further information, please contact any of the following:

Janjse Sick-Vernhout, the Secretary (Holland)
Achter de Hoven 51,
7419 AG Deventer,
The Netherlands
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Kathy Matsui, President (Japan)
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Susan Caravello, Treasurer (USA)
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Christine Johnston, Vice-President (Canada)
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Mikiko Tanaka, Vice-President (Japan)
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Judy Highfill, Website Editor (USA)
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IALRW is a member group of the International Association for Religious Freedom.
Other Related Women’s Groups: The Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation, UU Women and Religion