This year’s “Evangelical Women in Academia” (EWA) conference, run by Ridley College, revealed the rising strength and lasting impact of this conference initiative. Its genesis was ten years ago when the late Dr Moyra Dale kicked off a piece of collaborative research into women’s participation rates in higher degree research in the Australian theological space. The research was published in 2018.One of those original collaborators, Rev Dr Jill Firth,* conceived in response an academic conference for evangelical women which would give them a platform, opportunities, experience and encouragement. This year, organised by Rev Dr Hannah Craven with the theme “Raising Her Voice,“ the conference drew nearly 100 women in person on each of the two days, drawn from around Australia, New Zealand and one woman from the Philippines, plus many more online. There were a range of denominations represented, with Anglican and Baptist women in the majority.
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