Hierarchicalists charge that egalitarians are wrong when they deny the principle that there is no necessary connection between women’s roles and their worth. This is a false charge because we do not believe there is a necessary link. School principals certainly do not have more human worth than teachers, and the idea that […]
The NBC Today Show reported on recent research this morning that said that 25 percent of American families have wives that earn more than their husbands. This trend is only going to increase since women have recently been graduating from college in greater numbers than men. Although more men age 25 and up […]
Jane Fonda has been making the rounds of TV news shows talking about her autobiography that just came out, My Life So Far. Tim Russert interviewed her for an hour this last weekend. Two things that she said about herself struck me as particularly intriguing. First, in describing herself as a feminist […]
Hope College’s Witness organization issues a glossy color brochure called, “Twelve Scriptural Examples of Women in Leadership.” Since the egalitarian model of Christian leadership depends on the overall historical sweep of scripture, particularly the obvious calling of women by God in both Old and New Testaments, this brochure is particularly welcome and helpful. Here are […]