Women at the Heart of Justice recognizes women as essential changemakers and puts them in the centre of the quest for justice, equality, and sustainability.

Around the world today, women remain disproportionately excluded from education, land rights, economic opportunities, and decision-making spaces. Many face gender-based violence, legal discrimination, environmental displacement, and deeply entrenched social norms that deny them autonomy and safety. This campaign highlights the realities facing many women around the world and raises the voices of those not only affected by injustice but who are addressing it head-on.

At Canadian Jesuits International, we put justice, human dignity and equity at the centre of our work. We believe that the struggle for justice must begin by listening to those on the margins—where we so often find women leading with courage and resilience. From refugee camps to tea plantations, from Indigenous territories to rural farms, women are defending life, dignity, and our common home. Their experiences reveal the harsh realities of poverty, exclusion, and gender-based violence—but also immense strength, vision, and leadership. Our Jesuit partners accompany women in their struggle, strengthening their participation and supporting their efforts to forge paths of justice, peace, and sustainability for their communities and for future generations.

In India, women tea workers are organizing for their rights and economic independence through collective action and legal empowerment with the support of the Human Life and Resource Development Centre (HLDRC). Across Latin America, Indigenous women are defending their lands, cultures, and spiritual traditions in the face of ecological and political threats with help from the Indigenous Solidarity and Apostolate Network of the Conference of Jesuit Provincials in Latin America and the Caribbean (RSAI). In Zambia, rural women farmers are advancing sustainable agriculture and community leadership through the Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre (KATC). In the Middle East and North Africa, displaced young women and girls are rebuilding their lives through education from Jesuit Refugee Service Middle East and North Africa (JRS MENA). These programs demonstrate the power of women’s leadership in advancing justice, equity, and sustainability—as they transform not only their own lives, but entire communities.

Their actions are rooted in care, dignity, and an unwavering commitment to building a just world.