Mormonism and women
Mormons miss the point of #MeToo by focusing on modest gowns at Golden Globes
By Jana Riess — January 8, 2018
(RNS) — Hollywood draped itself in black last night, wearing somber dresses that were selected to make a point — a point that LDS Living magazine missed entirely.
New Mormon policy gives teen boys power to baptize in the temple, and teen girls get to do … what, exactly?
By Jana Riess — December 15, 2017
While many Mormons are thrilled with the new policy allowing teenage boys to perform baptisms for the dead, guest blogger Emily Jensen points out that girls are, once again, an afterthought.
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 women on the front page of the New York Times
By Jana Riess — March 3, 2014
The New York Times explores how sister missionaries are changing the future of Mormonism -- not just for women, but for the Church.
What’s at Stake in Ordaining Mormon Women?
By Jana Riess — April 5, 2013
Only one in ten Mormon women wants the priesthood. However, one in two Mormon men want women to hold the priesthood. What is at stake with women’s ordination?
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