Source: United Jewish Communities
http://www.uja.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=102913
On February 20, 2004 United Jewish Communities reported on the incremental change taking place in Orthodox religious settings to gradually provide more of a voice for women. "Those changes -- and frustration with the often-slow pace of the shifts -- were discussed this week at the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance conference, held Sunday and Monday at the Hyatt Hotel over Manhattan’s Grand Central Station. The gathering attracted about 1,000 participants. The conference’s theme is adapted from a line in Genesis: 'Male and Female, God Created Them: Women and Men in Partnership.' It reflects a conscious reframing of JOFA’s strategy for furthering women’s leadership and recognition in Orthodox religious settings, the organization’s founder told The Jewish Week."