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Women at Work: 3 Things I Wish I Knew When I Graduated College
By: Eeva Sallinen Simard | September 5, 2019
I so wish I could have told those bright young women about the challenges they will face as they enter their careers and endeavor to find satisfaction in their work and lives. I did not want to be that person, warning optimistic young women about future obstacles—and that the odds of success [...]
Risky Business: Being Female At An Evangelical University
By: Rachel Asproth | September 5, 2019
Female students at my evangelical university experienced both misogyny and racism. We were asked to conform to impossible standards. And we are not the only ones to struggle against injustice in the classroom. Women and girls all over the world face bias in school. From primary school to undergraduate to seminary, the system is not [...]
Girls Are Bad at Math and Other Lies That Limit Women and Girls
By: Devon Leslie | September 5, 2019
My elementary school music teacher once asked us to count the beats in a measure of music. She ignored not only my hand, but also the hands of several other female students around me, saying, “Boys you’re supposed to be good at math. I’ll wait for one of you to answer.”
Modesty, a Fairytale Witch, and Growing Up Dangerous
By: Chesna Hinkley | September 5, 2019
Anxiously regulating what girls wear is not going to make this world better. But raising thoughtful people will. I believe God wants something better for us than fairytale witches and sexist dress codes.
5 Strategies for Empowering Women in the Classroom
By: Sarah Lindsay | September 5, 2019
I became invested in creating an empowering space for female students upon noticing that many of my teachers and then colleagues—even well-meaning or brilliant professors—had never considered the unconscious and internalized biases that women experience in the classroom.
We Need to Talk to Our Kids About Sexism at School: 4 Talking Points for Parents
By: Rachel Asproth | September 4, 2019
All parents—and especially egalitarian parents—should talk to their kids about boundaries, consent, bodies, shame, double standards, peer pressure, and sexism in school. Have you had these conversations with your kids yet?
Body Shame Hurts Women and Limits Our View of God
By: Melanie Springer Mock | August 28, 2019
I have my own particular kind of body shame, but most women have experienced similar mortification about their physical beings—a heritage of enmity with the structure of skin and bones and viscera in which we daily move.
What to Say When Someone Believes Husbands Are Entitled to Sex
By: Chesna Hinkley | August 21, 2019
Some people believe that 1 Corinthians 7 means that husbands are entitled to sex and wives have an obligation to supply it. But the text, properly interpreted, doesn't support that argument. In fact, it opposes it.
Egalitarian from the Start: 4 Practical Tips for New Parents
By: Camden Morgante | August 14, 2019
Try as we might, there is no way to equally share the joys and struggles of carrying a child, giving birth, and breastfeeding. When my husband and I were ready to grow our family, I wondered how we would be able to maintain our nontraditional gender roles and split work equally.
Enter CBE's Writing Contest to Get Published and Win an Amazon Gift Card!
By: CBE International | August 8, 2019
Folks, it’s the most wonderful time of the year—CBE’s annual writing contest. This contest is designed to give those passionate about biblical gender equality/egalitarian theology/Christian feminism an opportunity to share their stories and insights.