Sexism Archive

Guest Post Invitation: Feeling “Less-Than” at Church

Posted on April 22, 2013 | 6 Comments
This boy wasn't mean. But he was very clear that I, as a woman, had no place in any part of that Sacrament ritual or preparation. That it would be wrong for me to be. He seemed frightened that the very fact of my touching that cloth might have destroyed the sanctity of the Sacrament.
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I Don’t Know What to do With my Breasts! And I Think I’ve Experienced Some Sexism

Posted on November 15, 2012 | 7 Comments
Although it would take a lot more life experience for the lesson to sink in, it was important to have a sense at a young age that I wouldn't settle for just any attention that came my way, to know that I would rather be alone than feel small and humiliated or like a body part that just happened to have a person attached to it.
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41 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Progress?

Posted on October 10, 2012 | 34 Comments
Recently, men have served at 19, women at 21. No one claimed there was anything magical about these numbers. No eternal principle was at stake. It was just policy.
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31 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Straining at Gnats

Posted on May 24, 2012 | 17 Comments
Aah, yes, the "don't sweat the small stuff" argument. It's as familiar as Wonder bread in a sacrament tray.
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21 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Half a Foot (or Church)

Posted on February 26, 2012 | 14 Comments
The "nicer" men are about the patriarchal structure of the church, the more likely it is to be perpetuated. The best way for men to promote change in this context may be to act like authoritarian jerks.
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16 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: On Owning It

Posted on October 30, 2011 | 11 Comments
Is intellectual honesty still a virtue--even when it's not convenient?
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Dignified

Posted on June 7, 2011 | 4 Comments
It's obvious that female writers and male writers are equals and "greatness" is highly subjective so we don't have to say a word, right? I'm not so sure.
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