“Zacchaeus Tax” panel brings faith-based lens to tax justice, gender justice

From the left: Rev. Dora Arce Valentin, general secretary of the Reformed-Presbyterian Church in Cuba, Dr Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, Professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Rev. Dr Iva Carruthers, general secretary of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, and Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith, WCC President from North America.

 Photo: Rebekka Read/WCC

Dr. Iva Carruthers participates in a panel discussion, “Zacchaeus Tax: Transforming the Global Economic System and Advancing Gender Justice,” on the 19th of March that explored the intersections between tax justice and gender justice—and why this is a matter of faith.

The event was held parallel with the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which has the theme “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective.” 

The panel explored how proposals for global and national wealth and taxes, as well as reparations—as called for in the ecumenical Zacchaeus Tax (ZacTax) campaign—can help build a more just and sustainable planet including for women and girls.