Mormon women
Mormon woman volunteers to be whipped to save Saudi blogger
By Jana Riess — February 6, 2015
Mormon Katrina Lantos Swett, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, has offered to be whipped 100 times to help save a Saudi blogger from an inhumane punishment.
Mormon Relief Society president finds “intense joy and intense frustration” in the inner city
By Jana Riess — January 30, 2015
How do you host ward activities if nobody has a car and the ward boundaries stretch from here to forever? Or if the Relief Society is mostly single moms and there are no YW/YM to help babysit their kids? An Atlanta Relief Society president shares the reality from the trenches.
Where are all the Mormon women blog commenters?
By Jana Riess — January 6, 2015
Google says my readership is about 46% female and 54% male. So why do 90% of the comments on this blog come from men?
Mormon women can now teach Institute — even if they’ve got kids at home
By Jana Riess — November 14, 2014
In a major announcement today, the LDS Church reversed an age-old ban: Mormon women with children under 18 can now teach full-time in the Church's Seminary and Institute systems.
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.
Why are Mormon women terrified to speak in sacrament meeting?
By Jana Riess — August 4, 2014
Of course Mormon women are terrified. Of course they spend half their allotted time explaining why they’re not worthy to speak their mind. They're expected to give talks they have not been trained to deliver in settings in which it would never otherwise be considered appropriate to have them stand up front.
How many Mormons seek an expanded role for women?
By Jana Riess — May 23, 2014
We often hear the 2011 Pew statistic that only 13% of Mormon men and 8% of women support women's ordination. But what if that figure is already out of date?
Beautiful, inspiring “I’m a Mormon” video on post-partum depression
By Jana Riess — May 3, 2014
Love this "I'm a Mormon" video in which former world squash champion Leilani Rorani talks about having postpartum depression after the birth of her third child -- and about how hard motherhood can be, alongside its many rewards.
Utah has the 4th-worst pay gap between men and women. Is Mormonism responsible?
By Jana Riess — April 21, 2014
Why does Utah have such a dismal record in women's earnings, and is Mormonism really to blame?
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?
Especially for young Mormon men
By Jana Riess — February 20, 2014
My young Mormon brethren, let me speak plainly: it is your responsibility to ensure that what you wear does not cause your sisters to stumble.
Feminist Mormon Girls Camp!
By Jana Riess — July 31, 2013
I’ve spent the last two days attending the world’s first-ever Feminist Mormon Girls Camp, a new safehouse for women, men, and children who dream of a better future.
How Many Mormon Women Work Outside the Home?
By Jana Riess — July 19, 2013
In the last year I've come across two different and seemingly contradictory pieces of information. One states that LDS women are less likely than other U.S. women to work outside the home. The other declares that LDS women work outside the home at comparable levels to the national average. And guess what? Both of those statements are right.
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