Comments on: The Stained Glass Ceiling http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/09/06/the-stained-glass-ceiling/ Danya Ruttenberg's website Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:02:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Danya Ruttenberg » Blog Archive » What Glass Ceiling? http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/09/06/the-stained-glass-ceiling/#comment-107918 Danya Ruttenberg » Blog Archive » What Glass Ceiling? Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:55:29 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/09/06/the-stained-glass-ceiling/#comment-107918 [...] of this is news in my field, and for every "25 Most Influential People on the Web" article (with 3 women out of 25) to get in [...] […] of this is news in my field, and for every “25 Most Influential People on the Web” article (with 3 women out of 25) to get in […]

]]> By: soferet http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/09/06/the-stained-glass-ceiling/#comment-2502 soferet Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:20:03 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/09/06/the-stained-glass-ceiling/#comment-2502 BS"D My Mum can't stand women preachers or public speakers :( BS”D
My Mum can’t stand women preachers or public speakers :(

]]> By: Retikhah http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/09/06/the-stained-glass-ceiling/#comment-2470 Retikhah Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:23:29 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/09/06/the-stained-glass-ceiling/#comment-2470 Why should the clergy be different than any other profession, my dear. Religion is just like everyone else, only more so. Why should the clergy be different than any other profession, my dear. Religion is just like everyone else, only more so.

]]> By: aj http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/09/06/the-stained-glass-ceiling/#comment-2407 aj Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:39:17 +0000 http://danyaruttenberg.net/2006/09/06/the-stained-glass-ceiling/#comment-2407 it's not even so much that people leave the congregations ... for me the worst part is that congregants feel able to behave more aggressively and in a meaner way than they probably would dare to with a male clergyperson. i am learning the hard way how much emotional strength and self-awareness one needs to survive in congregational life. it may be getting old, but it is still the way things are, and i am living (as are so many of my friends & colleagues) bang in the middle of it. the system still has so much power ... try to counter it or do things differently and one is not just slapped down - one's health and livelihood suffer. yours, sadly - aj. it’s not even so much that people leave the congregations … for me the worst part is that congregants feel able to behave more aggressively and in a meaner way than they probably would dare to with a male clergyperson.

i am learning the hard way how much emotional strength and self-awareness one needs to survive in congregational life.

it may be getting old, but it is still the way things are, and i am living (as are so many of my friends & colleagues) bang in the middle of it.

the system still has so much power … try to counter it or do things differently and one is not just slapped down - one’s health and livelihood suffer.

yours, sadly
- aj.

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