On March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is “Inspire Inclusion.” Regis St. Michael’s female faculty members are contributing to this by hosting a luncheon on Friday for RSM female studies. In recognition of intersectionality and that female students tend to be the minority in theological studies, especially in the Advanced Degree level, Friday’s gathering hopes to help foster a sense of belonging and empowerment.
Regis College is working to “Inspire Inclusion” through raising the profile of RSM’s female
faculty members and other female theologians from historically marginalized groups, such as M. Shawn Copeland and Cristina Lledo-Gomez.
Each of these distinguished scholars are publicly recognized on our welcome slides at the South
Atrium Doors (facing Wellesley), and throughout the month, we will be sharing these slides on social media and thanking each individual for their contribution to theology. Among those recognized are Margaret Brennan, the first female theology professor at Regis College, and Ellen Leonard, one of the first women to study theology in Canada and to teach at the University of St. Michael’s College Faculty of Theology.
We are committed to inspiring and practicing inclusion. Let us journey in the synodal way with women of all walks of life and work towards a just society.