Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Steve Florman's avatar

Between about 55-65 min. in this episode, sparked by Elder Renlund's use of the weasel word "asymmetry" instead of "inequality" for roles of men and women in the church, Cynthia and Susan are discussing whether women in general church leadership positions are aware of discontent and unhappiness amongst the larger population of women in the church. Susan is inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt. I admire that inclination greatly; I'm bad at it myself.

However . . .

I was immediately reminded of something Kate Manne wrote in her Substack ("How Women Get Sent to the Doghouse," April 12): "Loyalty to the men with *real* power is the price women must pay for being granted a little power as a treat."

Expand full comment

No posts