Mormon gender roles
Mormon woman launches #EmbraceYourAND social media campaign
By Jana Riess — September 18, 2015
Family or career? These options are too often seen as an either-or proposition by Mormon women, says today's guest blogger. She's launched a social media campaign to show women who are embracing both.
Mormon author says “we just can’t shame women” for not following the wife-and-mother script
By Jana Riess — August 11, 2015
Many Mormon women “have this ideal of who they’re supposed to be in order to be good and to be loved," says author Jamie Zvirzdin. But what happens when they go off script? Enter the new book "Fresh Courage Take."
Mormon leaders give women mixed messages, say sociologists
By Jana Riess — November 11, 2014
New research suggests that every time Mormon leaders emphasize the fragility of womanhood, they undermine the notion that femininity is innate.
Mormon apostle to women: “Now, don’t talk too much in those meetings”
By Jana Riess — September 11, 2014
The “don't talk too much” injunction is not so much a random aside as a visible pattern. Elder Ballard has twice in one month told Mormon women to rein in their voices.
3 key messages from Elder Ballard on men, women, and Mormon priesthood
By Jana Riess — August 28, 2014
It’s clear from the picture Elder Ballard paints of ward councils that while many words of value might be applied to women there – assistant, helper, supporter, or deputy, for example – “equal” is not among them.
Founder of Ordain Women desires “complete equal footing” with Mormon men
By Jana Riess — April 5, 2014
Tonight, hundreds of Mormon women are expected to request tickets to the all-male priesthood session of General Conference. In this guest post, Kate Kelly, the founder of Ordain Women, explains why she feels that nothing short of full priesthood will suffice for women -- and why this is not a defiant stance, but a faithful one.
Where do smart, sexy, single, Mormon thirty-somethings fit in the Church?
By Jana Riess — March 13, 2014
How do single Mormon women in their 30s stay faithful? And how many has the Church already lost?
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