The Women and Religion Movement is alive and well in the 21st Century. It exists in UU Districts that hold Women & Religion programs and gatherings. It exists at General Assembly, where UUW&R has a gathering and a fabulous booth in the display area. And it exists in the hearts and lives of women who have been touched by the many changes inspired by this movement.

The Winter-Spring issue of WOMUUNWEB is out! Click the WOMUUNWEB News link at left to read it. Or download a printable copy HERE.

Nearly 600 women attended the First International Convocation of U*U Women in Houston Texas. Click the banner below to see videos, photos and more.

OUR STORY

In 1977 the UUA General Assembly unanimously passed the Women & Religion Resolution, calling all individual UUs and UU organizations to examine and put aside sexist assumptions, attitudes, and language and to explore and eliminate religious roots of sexism in myths, traditions and beliefs.

For two decades the UUA Women and Religion Committee led in transforming Unitarian Universalism toward greater inclusiveness and gender equality. At the same time Women & Religion groups formed, particularly at the district level, and began holding significant programs and retreats. These gatherings continue to nurture and support UU women today.

In 1996 the UUA Board declared the work of the resolution finished and thus "sunsetted" the Women and Religion Committee. District groups, however, continued to meet, and there was much conversation across the continent about what to do next. In 2002, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Women and Religion Resolution, UU Women & Religion officially became an independent affiliate organization of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Several years later, the UUA disaffiliated almost all of the independent affiliate organizations. A description of the UUA's process is near the end of the video HERE. UUW&R continues the work of establishing gender equality in our religious movement and the world. The religious roots of sexism continue to pervade the secular world and reinforce sexism and patriarchy throughout the world today. Clearly, we still have work to do.

"We do not want a piece of the pie. It is still a patriarchal pie. We want to change the recipe!" -- Rosemary Matson