Blog Posts
Across Australia’s churches, universities, communities, and justice movements, Christian women have been shaping theology, ministry, activism, and social change for generations. Some work quietly...
For decades, Christian women across Australia have been faithful leaders, workers, ministers, teachers, and social‑justice advocates. Yet the latest national gender pay gap data shows that—even within...
WATAC Conference 2025 More than 120 people — predominantly women of all ages from across Australia — gathered at Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney, from 14–16 November for the national Women and the...
One of the beautiful things about Women and the Australian Church (WATAC) is that there’s no single “right” way to begin. There are no strict rules about how to start a group—and no rules about what...
For more than four decades, Women and the Australian Church Inc. (WATAC) has stood as a bold voice for equality, justice, and compassion in the Catholic Church and beyond...
Within the Church, women have long challenged the structures that silence or exclude them. But Christian feminism must also ask: Whose voices are we still not hearing?...
Christian feminism has evolved through four distinct waves, each reflecting the broader feminist movements while rooted in Christian theology and practice. This progression highlights how Christian...
This Easter Monday, we mourn the passing of Pope Francis — a shepherd whose life and ministry have been a profound gift to the world. A Pope in the Jesuit tradition, he modelled careful discernment...
For Australian Christian feminists, the name Sr Elaine Wainwright (1943–2023) carries weight—and wonder. As a pioneering scholar, theologian, and spiritual leader, her work has helped reshape how we...