Nora Khalaf-Elledge is a gender and development practitioner and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faith & Civil Society Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London. She specialises in the intersection of religion and gender within international development policy and practice. Since 2008, she has worked with international development organisations including the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD), the German Development Agency (GIZ), the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI), Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI), as well as the gender offices of multiple United Nations (UN) agencies. Nora holds a PhD in Gender, Religion and Development from the University of London, a Master’s in Gender and Development from IDS, and a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and Development from the University of Sussex.

• IntroductionPART I Why the religion–gender nexus matters in development 1 Religion and gender at the crossroads: key concepts and theories2 Gender in development theory and practice3 Religion in development and its impact on gender issuesPART II How to engage with the religion–gender nexus in development policy and practice 4 Realising religious literacy: moving beyond religious partnerships5 Fulfilling the promise of GAD: addressing religion in gender analyses6 Tackling the taboo: transforming practitioners’ attitudes towards religion (and gender!)7 Changing the sector: enabling practitioners to drive internal changeConcluding remarks

Nora Khalaf-Elledge is a gender and development practitioner and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faith & Civil Society Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London. She specialises in the intersection of religion and gender within international development policy and practice. Since 2008, she has worked with international development organisations including the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD), the German Development Agency (GIZ), the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI), Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI), as well as the gender offices of multiple United Nations (UN) agencies. Nora holds a PhD in Gender, Religion and Development from the University of London, a Master’s in Gender and Development from IDS, and a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and Development from the University of Sussex.

• IntroductionPART I Why the religion–gender nexus matters in development 1 Religion and gender at the crossroads: key concepts and theories2 Gender in development theory and practice3 Religion in development and its impact on gender issuesPART II How to engage with the religion–gender nexus in development policy and practice 4 Realising religious literacy: moving beyond religious partnerships5 Fulfilling the promise of GAD: addressing religion in gender analyses6 Tackling the taboo: transforming practitioners’ attitudes towards religion (and gender!)7 Changing the sector: enabling practitioners to drive internal changeConcluding remarks

Nora Khalaf-Elledge is a gender and development practitioner and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faith & Civil Society Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London. She specialises in the intersection of religion and gender within international development policy and practice. Since 2008, she has worked with international development organisations including the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD), the German Development Agency (GIZ), the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI), Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI), as well as the gender offices of multiple United Nations (UN) agencies. Nora holds a PhD in Gender, Religion and Development from the University of London, a Master’s in Gender and Development from IDS, and a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and Development from the University of Sussex.

• IntroductionPART I Why the religion–gender nexus matters in development 1 Religion and gender at the crossroads: key concepts and theories2 Gender in development theory and practice3 Religion in development and its impact on gender issuesPART II How to engage with the religion–gender nexus in development policy and practice 4 Realising religious literacy: moving beyond religious partnerships5 Fulfilling the promise of GAD: addressing religion in gender analyses6 Tackling the taboo: transforming practitioners’ attitudes towards religion (and gender!)7 Changing the sector: enabling practitioners to drive internal changeConcluding remarks