ABSTRACT
This chapter explores current practitioners’ personal attitudes towards religion and the implications of these attitudes on how religion is addressed in development practice. At present, practitioners’ attitudes tend to misrepresent and sidetrack the role of religion in development. The chapter also draws attention to the persistence of widespread hostility towards gender issues and the lonely struggle of many gender practitioners within their organisations. The chapter contemplates solutions to identify biases and minimise the influence personal sentiments have on development’s engagement with the religion–gender nexus.
