These congresses provide a wider forum for scholars from every continent. North American scholars have the occasion to begin conversations with those who are unable to attend meetings in the United States and Canada. The conference hopes to inspire and strengthen the intellectual, academic, and professional ambitions of these students and provide strong role models. The Committee on the Status of Women was constituted to assess and encourage the participation of women in all areas of biblical studies. In pursuit of this mandate, the Committee continues its efforts in areas of mentoring, networking, and opening biblical studies to greater participation by women.
Funding is provided for non-North American women to attend congresses.
Published online each month, Openings is the most comprehensive public record of job listings for scholars in religion. Openings is free to individual members. The Employment Information Services Center operates at the Annual Meeting. The online version of RBL provides the most comprehensive publicly available database of reviews of scholarly publications in biblical studies and related fields. SBL members and nonmembers may subscribe at this site to a weekly e-mail newsletter containing information about new reviews as they are added to the database.