One slogan of the movement, «Girls say yes to men who say no,» revealed the sexist insensitivity
of the male leadership of the movement, it was assumed that women working in the movement were simply molls of the male resisters.
For many women in the peace movements of the «60s, feminist consciousness was sparked by increasing recognition of the sexism
of the male leadership in the peace movement itself.
What is less clear to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy about Ephesian women teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the creation narrative — to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and other poetry is not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy
of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions to the rule; why «wives submit to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation to culture but a reading that turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new creation that began at the resurrection.
Not exact matches
The
leadership at all
of the top tech companies is overwhelmingly
male.
Male employees make up 79 percent
of tech jobs, 81 percent
of engineering, and 84 percent
of leadership positions.
Research shows that people correlate a certain set
of facial features with
leadership (at least, if you're a white
male)
Gender diversity and
leadership in tech is an urgent issue to address, not merely to offer balance to a
male - dominated industry, but because
of the strength and impact
of its ripple effect.
A significant share
of the companies, 37 percent, have all -
male leadership teams, while an additional 21 percent have only one woman.
However, a study by Zenger and Folkman sought to evaluate the effectiveness
of male versus female leaders in 16
leadership qualities.
Author Jill Griffin argues that since men still hold most
of the
leadership positions, women need
male mentors, too.
Under his
leadership, it was promoted by bare - chested
male models and transformed into an upscale retailer for dudes in their early 20s with $ 148 to spend on a pair
of jeans.
Corporations spend billions
of dollars to attract and manage diversity both internally and externally, yet they still face discrimination lawsuits, and the
leadership ranks
of the business world remain predominantly white and
male.
CALGARY — Days after a female candidate cited intolerable abuse as her reason for pulling out
of the race for the
leadership of the Alberta Conservatives, a
male candidate says he has also had verbal threats aimed at him.
Recent diversity reports
of major tech companies show that white
males make up the vast majority
of their workforce and
leadership...
Want a dominant church that just (by coincidence,
of course) chooses only it's members for any
leadership, along with a few «Token» women and non-whites, just to crush any white
males not
of the faith that might compete?
It neglects the propensity
of evil coming from men and that there's no mandate for
leadership to be
male only.
I suspected I'd get a little pushback from fellow Christians who hold a complementarian perspective on gender, (a position that requires women to submit to
male leadership in the home and church, and often appeals to «biblical womanhood» for support), but I had hoped — perhaps naively — that the book would generate a vigorous, healthy debate about things like the Greco Roman household codes found in the epistles
of Peter and Paul, about the meaning
of the Hebrew word ezer or the Greek word for deacon, about the Paul's line
of argumentation in 1 Timothy 2 and 1 Corinthians 11, about our hermeneutical presuppositions and how they are influenced by our own culture, and about what we really mean when we talk about «biblical womanhood» — all issues I address quite seriously in the book, but which have yet to be engaged by complementarian critics.
Guilty pietists were eager to accommodate, not least among them an aging white
male leadership that had never recovered its confidence after the earthquakes
of the sixties.
There have also been churches entrenched in a
male - only model
of leadership, whose leaders sound more like Plato than Jesus.
In my experience, single adult females fell under the «
leadership»
of the
male pastor, who heavily influenced our view
of sexuality and ourselves, with what their view was (which, as the pastor, was
of course biblically sound).
Regardless
of the degree or nature
of gender differences, to propose that men and women share
leadership and authority is not to say there are no differences between
males and females.
One
of my concerns about some expressions
of complementarianism is this idea that «
male leadership» somehow precludes the washing
of dishes, folding
of laundry, changing
of diapers, etc., so that such work is the exclusive responsibility
of women.
Women have equally strong skills and gifts in the areas
of church management, finance, administration and supervision; many
of us have been reluctant to exercise those skills or claim those gifts because they may differ from
male leadership styles.
One aspect
of this difference can be explained by the value the wider society continues to place on
male leadership.
Phoebe is a diakonos, in exactly the same position
of leadership as a
male church leader.
I hope the good Sisters and Nuns stick to their guns and cease to take the scrutiny and questioning by the
male - dominated
leadership of the Church.
I felt only a twinge
of guilt when I exercised authority over the
male members
of my
leadership team.
Again, the point I would make about Gal 3:28 is not to see that as being about an argument for «equality» (for example women in
leadership) but that it is possible to be part
of the body
of Christ for everyone and that you don't have to be
male / Jew / free for that.
The lies
of the
male delusion
of ownership /
leadership of women is truly laughably / tragically sad.
Although there may be some variation on the specifics, broadly speaking, complementarians believe that women are biblically - bound to submit to
male leadership in the home and in church life, which means that husbands are ultimately responsible for decision - making on behalf
of their families and that women should refrain from assuming
leadership positions over men in a church setting.
And
of course the Manifesto says nothing
of submitting to
male leadership if one's husband desires a polygamous family (as was allowed in Scripture, even if it wasn't specifically recommended), but instead says that the TRUE woman affirms that marriage is a covenant «between one man and one woman.»
We carry an emotional and theological residue from centuries
of male - dominated church
leadership.
(For more on why Jesus» choosing
of the twelve
male disciples should not exclude women from
leadership see Daniel Kirk's post, «On Jesus Choosing Twelve
Males»)
They also teach a more complementarian view
of male - female relationships with a strong emphasis on the
leadership or headship
of men, particularly in the church and home.
I could go on and on here: The adjectives used to describe women in
leadership roles versus the ones used to describe men in similar jobs, the previous arrest record
of black people involved in a law enforcement shooting and yet never the officer's misconduct record, the average amount
of lines given to
male characters over female.
I claim to be a feminist and yet presume I possess traces
of misogyny simply because I am a
male, raised as a
male, educated as a
male, ordained as a
male, and served as a part
of a
male - dominated
leadership of an institution historically dominated by
male power, mindset and ideology.
Recent diversity reports
of major tech companies show that white
males make up the vast majority
of their workforce and
leadership teams.
The RCC (a non-business) restricts their
leadership to
males i.e. both discriminatory and examples
of bigotry but still allowed by the courts.
Even so,
male dominance in Hebrew politics and religion did not inhibit the martial valor
of Jael or Judith, did not belittle the
leadership of Deborah, a prophetess, a judge, and as she said, «a mother in Israel.»
The business cult
of Mormonism already restricts their
leadership to white
males.
Women have long expressed a desire, passion and capability to join the highest ranks
of the culinary industry, but continue to lack the same access, opportunities and support as their
male counterparts — with less than a quarter
of females chefs in
leadership roles.
«This is part
of a disgraceful pattern, just like when he kept white
male Republican
leadership in the State Senate instead
of supporting Andrea Stewart Cousin's
leadership,» they continued.»
Harman's said she's not running for leader, so: (1) she likes the current job; (2) she reckons she'd have no chance
of the
leadership; (3) since all the «front runners» are
male (so far...), she still thinks it's her job (and hers alone?)
[56] Inside the Labour Party, Harman has said she does «not agree with all -
male leaderships» because men «can not be left to run things on their own»; and that, consequently, one
of Labour's top two posts should always be held by a woman.
This is part
of a disgraceful pattern, just like when he kept white
male Republican
leadership in the State Senate instead
of supporting Andrea Stewart Cousin's
leadership.
The German Green Party has never won over 11 percent
of the national vote, yet for three decades has consistently won seats and promoted women's
leadership by having a 50 - 50 rule for female /
male candidates, prodding other major parties to nominate more women.
Some observers felt that the local team had opted for Ali precisely because she was an outsider with less chance
of winning, the aim being to punish the Labour
leadership for barring the favoured
male candidate.
Labour have a lot to be proud
of when it comes to equalities, and it would give the wrong impression if its
leadership contest was all
male.
Either, [Assemblywomen] are out
of touch or reluctant to look in - house at their
male leadership.
Labour's
leadership core consists
of Corbyn and McDonnell with Watson as the formal back - up, the
leadership contest in 2016 was an all -
male shoot - out after Angela Eagle stood aside, there were no female candidates for any
of the city - region Mayoralties in 2017 and, as Tories love to point out, they've had two female PMs to Labour's zero.