Gender Issues
« Previous Entries Saturday, May 10th, 2008Mother’s Day
I think a yearly reminder of the original intent of Mother’s Day is always a good thing. A reminder that as women and mothers we can work together for peace, justice, and equality.
Mother’s Day Proclamation - 1870
by Julia Ward Howe
Arise then…women of this day!
Arise, all women who have hearts!
Whether your baptism be of […]
Making Room for Women’s Voices
I wanted to point out an intriguing post Rose Madrid-Swetman put up recently. As part of a reception Off the Map hosted related to the Seeds of Compassion event, she interviewed Rob Bell on the subject of women in ministry. She summarized the interview on her blog - here. But there were […]
Thursday, March 20th, 2008God and Gender
A couple of days ago, Mark Oestreicher posted his thoughts on gender pronouns for God. He described his lengthy journey into understanding that solely using male pronouns limits God and alienates many women. It is an open an honest reflection on how seeking to understand God and scripture better brought him to a […]
Saturday, March 8th, 2008International Women’s Day
Today March 8 is International Women’s Day -
International Women’s Day is dedicated to the celebration of women’s social, economic and political achievements worldwide. In the United States, this official day of observance is rooted in women’s efforts to campaign for rights to work, vote and hold public office, culminating on March 8, 1908, when 15,000 […]
Defining and Defending the Blog
This past week fellow Daily Scribe blogger Nick Norelli asked the following questions on his blog - “Is a blog a blog if it doesn’t allow comments? And if it is then is it a blog worth reading?” My initial response was to answer “no” to both questions. Something may perhaps fit the technical […]
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Book Review - Saving Women from the Church
This seems to be a week for book reviews (which I’ve found fun). I just finished reading a review copy of Susan McLeod-Harrison’s Saving Women from the Church: How Jesus Mends A Divide (Barclay Press, Feb. 2008) and found it to be a beneficial contribution to the conversation about women in the church. […]
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Sexism Sells
I’ve been part of quite a few conversations recently about how sexism is more acceptable in America these days than racism (not that either should be, but that’s a different story). It is hard to avoid given the current political situation, but it serves as a sad reminder of how normal sexism is in the […]
Monday, January 14th, 2008Gender and Politics
During the 1984 Presidential elections I was in 1st grade. My teacher had us fill out a mock election ballot put out by some children’s magazine as to who we would vote for if we could vote. In my astute understanding of how the entire process worked I voted for Geraldine A. Ferraro, […]
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007The History of Cooking
I recently caught part of a documentary on the history of cooking classes (yes, I was watching the Food Network). I was struck by how the story behind something as basic as cooking revealed gender inequalities. Essentially in pre-WW2 America, cooking was seen as woman’s work. There was nothing glamorous or special about preparing food, […]
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007Article at Next Wave Ezine
I have a new article up in this month’s issue of the Next Wave Ezine called Welcoming the Awakened Woman. Go check it out and leave comments if you want. (And yes, for those who are wondering, I do see the irony of this article written and submitted weeks ago appearing right now given […]
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007What is a Christian Feminist?
A couple of weeks ago a friend sent me a link to a blog where a fundamentalist woman was posting about a woman’s true place in a biblical worldview. Her thoughts went beyond complementarian to the “women exist to serve men in the home by popping out babies” extreme. Apparently women can’t think, […]
Friday, October 12th, 2007Objectifying Men
Gender rant to follow.
So I don’t hide the fact that I own the label “feminist.” I know that in many circles feminist is the “f-word” and those who use it despised. And yes, I know that there are different waves and types of feminists. I get that. It’s complicated.
And I […]