Preacher Woman

2021 ◽  
pp. 165-186
Author(s):  
Katie Lauve-Moon
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women Pastors ◽  
Church Staff ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Key Barrier ◽  
Leadership Approaches

Chapter 7 presents instances in which fellow church staff members fail to see or understand fully the effects of gender structure and, therefore, often simultaneously function as allies as well as additional barriers in the pursuit of gender equality within congregations. This chapter also examines the particular standpoint of women pastors and how their experiences of exclusion and marginalization inform their social justice–oriented and riskier approaches to their jobs as compared to men pastors. While these approaches are often evaluated positively by social justice–minded congregants, some congregants described women pastors’ leadership approaches as “agenda driven” or “biased.” While this was not a key barrier in the context of this study, it may serve as a barrier in less social justice–oriented congregations. Finally, the chapter examines barriers to feminist initiatives that occur on the congregational level and emphasizes the importance of listening to the voices of women.

Conclusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 187-202
Author(s):  
Katie Lauve-Moon
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Stained Glass ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Organizational Processes ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Women Pastors ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Individual

This concluding chapter demonstrates the concept of the stained-glass labyrinth by providing an overview of gendered barriers identified in each chapter and ways different types of gendered organizational processes reinforce normative gender structure both within these organizations and in broader society. It illustrates how gendered processes on the individual, interactional, organizational, and societal levels are mutually reinforcing in ways that result in unequal outcomes between men and women. In particular, this chapter illustrates how normative gender structure within CBF congregations presents barriers for women pastors in these contexts thereby reinforcing their underrepresentation in leadership positions. Finally, this chapter reiterates previous chapters by emphasizing organizational (structural) change. Instead of exclusively expecting women pastors to adopt strategies to maneuver better through organizational gendered barriers and resist sexism, this work calls on organizations to change the gender structure itself so that women no longer have to clear unequal and sizeable hurdles on their paths to pastoral positions and in their positions as pastors. For it is only through structural change that gender equality can be fully realized.

Changing the Narrative

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria J. D’Agostino
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Real Progress ◽  
The Difference

The dominant narrative about women’s progress in public administration focuses on identifying the obstacles to that progress and how to overcome them. But to make real progress toward gender equality and social justice, we must rethink our entire approach to research. Understanding the difference women make via narrative inquiry is a necessary change to the prevailing dialectic.

Equality work in teacher education in Finland

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 539-552
Author(s):  
Kristiina Brunila ◽  
Arto Kallioniemi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Studies ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Women’S Studies

Equality work is often conducted as education and teaching, and both are an intrinsic part of equality work. In this article, we focus on equality work and challenging heteronormativity by contextualising our focus both on the educational system as a whole but especially on teacher education. The promotion of equality in teacher education began in Finland in the 1980s with nationwide experimental projects, and Finnish universities undertook active efforts to promote equality in the 1990s as a result of the strengthening of women’s studies and discussions on gender equality. We show what kind of persistent problems promoting equality and challenging heteronormativity in education in Finland faces, but we also indicate how it is possible to promote equality and challenge heteronormativity by focusing on teacher education. This article is based on student teachers’ essays (N = 51) written as a part of their study in a course on social justice. The essays were analysed based on a discursive reading of the data.

Ready for Change? Emotions and Resistance in the Face of Social Justice Leadership

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayon Murray-Johnson ◽  
Patricia L. Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Hispanic Students ◽  
Cultural Responsiveness ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Leadership Team ◽  
Deficit Thinking ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
The Face

Inspired by true events, this case presents how the Northwestern Elementary leadership team confronts the challenges of deficit thinking on their campus. An action research study uncovers a glaring lack of cultural responsiveness in practice, concerning Black and Hispanic students. Motivated by these findings, Anne, a White principal and Myra, a Hispanic assistant principal, begin the first of several workshops on culturally responsive classrooms. However, they quickly discover surprising guests—their own challenging emotions, evoked by dialogue Anne initiates with staff—and disturbing emotional reactions from several staff members. How can they lead for social justice with these feelings?

Rejecting Beliefs, or Rejecting Believers? On the Importance and Exclusion of Women in Philosophy

Hypatia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey S. Holtzman
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Person Perception ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
Philosophical Debate ◽  
Philosophical Inquiry ◽  
Philosophical Progress

Why has gender equality progressed so much more slowly in philosophy than in other academic disciplines? Here, I address both factual and theoretical matters relating to the causes, effects, and potential redress of the lack of women in philosophy. First, I debunk extant claims that women are more likely than men to disagree with their philosophy professors and male peers; that women are more sensitive to disagreements in the philosophy classroom than men are; and that the gender imbalance in philosophy is no worse than in many cognate disciplines. Second, I discuss ways in which the nature of philosophical inquiry and debate may provide uniquely strong opportunities for person‐perception to hinder progress toward egalitarian treatment of interlocutors. And third, I argue that a diversity of perspectives in philosophy is essential not only for reasons of social justice, but also for philosophical progress. Efforts to improve philosophy should therefore countenance the role of person‐perception in the practice of philosophical debate. For philosophy to become more diverse, the steps the profession takes to achieve that goal will have to go beyond—and not merely match—the steps taken to increase the numbers of women and otherwise underrepresented individuals in other fields.

scholarly journals “MUSLIM PROGRESIF” OMID SAFI DAN ISU-ISU ISLAM KONTEMPORER

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-242
Author(s):  
Ali Murfi ◽  
Rahmad Nursyahidin
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
The Third ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
Contemporary Islam

The research reveals about the thought of Omid Safi about Progressive Muslims from naming, agenda, attendance reasons, to focus them on the realm of Islamic thought and relate it to trends in contemporary Islam. Progressive Muslim intended as an umbrella concept for people who want an open and safe space for running a rigorous and honest engagement with tradition, and hopefully will lead to further action. There are three major agenda (mission) of Progressive Muslims, the first social justice; both gender equality; The third received a plurality. The method adopted by Omid Safi in constructing the concept of Progressive Muslims are methods Multiple Critique. Progressive Muslims in an attempt to compare with trends in contemporary Islam is indeed a lot of help affirm the distinction in each trend. However, when we conducted an analysis of eight classification proposed by Abdullah Saeed on trends in contemporary Islam, seemingly progressive Muslims more fit in the category of groups ijtihadi Progressive, which modern thinkers on religion which seeks to reinterpret religious teachings in order to answer kebutuham modern society and Saeed himself quoting Omid Safi when defining trends of this last one.

scholarly journals Use of Telemedicine for Emergency Triage in an Independent Senior Living Community: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsi Carolan ◽  
David C Grabowski ◽  
Ateev Mehrotra ◽  
Laura A Hatfield
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Emergency Medical Technician ◽  
Frontline Staff ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Intervention Community ◽  
Emergency Medicine Physician ◽  
Medicine Physician ◽  
Trained Staff ◽  
Key Barrier

BACKGROUND Older, chronically ill individuals in independent living communities are frequently transferred to the emergency department (ED) for acute issues that could be managed in lower-acuity settings. Triage via telemedicine could deter unnecessary ED transfers. OBJECTIVE We examined the effectiveness of a telemedicine intervention for emergency triage in an independent living community. METHODS In the intervention community, a 950-resident independent senior living community, when a resident called for help, emergency medical technician–trained staff could engage an emergency medicine physician via telemedicine to assist with management and triage. We compared trends in the proportion of calls resulting in transport to the ED (ie, primary outcome) in the intervention community to two control communities. Secondary outcomes were telemedicine use and posttransport disposition. Semistructured focus groups of residents and staff were conducted to examine attitudes toward the intervention. Qualitative data analysis used thematic analysis. RESULTS Although the service was offered at no cost to residents, use was low and we found no evidence of fewer ED transfers. The key barrier to program use was resistance from frontline staff members, who did not view telemedicine triage as a valuable tool for emergency response, instead perceiving it as time-consuming and as undermining their independent judgment. CONCLUSIONS Engagement of, and acceptance by, frontline providers is a key consideration in using telemedicine triage to reduce unnecessary ED transfers.

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