Social Science Studies Cannot Define Gender Differences
As unwitting children of the Enlightenment, we seem to have a Tower of Babel–like craving for absolute certainty. And so both sides in the debate
June 23, 2014
Topic: Social Sciences
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Too Heavy a Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength
Black women are strong. At least that’s what everyone says and how they are constantly depicted. But what, exactly, does this strength entail? And what
June 18, 2014
Women’s Socioeconomic Status and Religious Leadership in Asia Minor in the First Two Centuries C.E.
Moving beyond discussions of patriarchy and prescribed “women’s roles” in the Roman world—discussions that have relied too much on elite literary sources, in her view—Katherine
April 30, 2014
Power and the Brain
As an egalitarian I often write and speak on the importance of equality within male-female relationships. I do so because I strongly believe that power
March 2, 2014
Right Answers, Wrong Questions
One reason that questions about men and women continue to confound us, I’m convinced, is that we’re asking the wrong questions, which tend to lead
February 26, 2014
Advantages and Disadvantages
One of my first objectives in teaching a Gender Studies course is to help my students realize that neither gender has all the advantages while
February 16, 2014
Beyond Damsels and White Steeds
It is rare to encounter people in the United States who understand what I do. “You’re an anthropologist?” They say. “How interesting! Is that like
December 31, 2013
Christian Response to Gender Issues in Africa in the Era of HIV and AIDS
Some areas of sexual violence have been perpetuated by cultural practices like wife inheritance (a male relative inheriting his kinsman’s wife after he dies). While
July 22, 2012
Balancing a Gendered Worldview: Politics and Religion in Focus
In Kenya, many churches bar women from church leadership and some teach very strongly against women as religious leaders, hence men dominate church leadership. This
July 22, 2012
Gender and Inheritance
Hidden behind much patriarchal thinking is a pervasive patrilineal worldview. The belief that the family line is a male line and that males own and
July 31, 2011