Prominent Black Church in New York Sued for Gender Bias by Woman Who Sought To Be Its Senior Pastor
Over its 215-year history, the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem has earned a reputation as the flagship of the Black church in America.
The Missed Step
Contributing writer Sarah Blackwell makes the case that in our emphasis over the last four decades to tell our girls that they could be anything they want to be, we missed a critical step: we forgot to liberate the boys as well.
Review: The Making of Biblical Womanhood
We review a book each month at A Public Witness and for this installment, Beau Underwood examines and recommends Beth Allison Barr's The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth. He also discusses some of the strong reaction to
A Century After Women Gained the Right To Vote, Majority of Americans See Work To Do on Gender Equality
The vast majority of Americans across demographic and partisan groups agree that women should have equal rights with men. However, about three-in-ten men say women’s gains have come at the expense of men.
Progress on Gender Inequality Remains Uneven, UN Says
Twenty-five years after a hopeful vision for addressing gender inequities around the world was adopted, progress has been made, but impacts have been uneven, and persistent inequalities and human rights abuses remain.
These 6 Nations Treat Women Fully Equal to Men
Women are fully equal to men under the law in only six nations, according to a World Bank report published in late February. The U.S. was ranked 65 out of 187, receiving a score of 83.75 – the same rating as The Bahamas, Kenya and