Even within the United States, the Catholic Church encompasses countless subcultures, which send very different messages to young women about femininity, family life, marriage and careers.
Women’s Issues
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Friendship is a place of sacrifice—and sanctification
‘Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close’ by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman offers a defense of sacrificial friendship.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Purity culture, racism and the violence against Asian women in Atlanta
The fatal attack on Asian women in Atlanta was foreseeable, writes Flora x. Tang. It was the product of ideologies that relegate women as the source of blame for men’s desire.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The Equality Act’s implications for abortion would be devastating for pregnant women in the workplace
By requiring abortion to be funded by states and covered by insurers as “health care,” the Equality Act would only further incentivize employers to prefer abortion for their pregnant employees over far more costly accommodations for parenting.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Remembering Margaret Snyder, Catholic feminist pioneer
A prominent figure in United Nations efforts to help women in Africa escape poverty, Margaret Snyder was inspired by her parents and by Catholic mentors from her hometown.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
What we talk about when we talk about Britney Spears
The New York Times documentary on Britney Spears isn’t about her music. It’s is largely about the media, and the people who consume it.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Can Joe Biden solve the Little Sisters of the Poor dilemma?
If there is one thing Joe Biden does not need, it’s a lawsuit against the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A church survey reveals how mothers in Brazil are struggling to care for newborns in prison.
The Brazilian Constitution secures the right of women who are incarcerated to breastfeed their babies for six months. The law also allows them to serve their time at home. The decision is left to a judge.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ is a feminist disaster. But it (almost) redeems itself.
Welcome to a world where soft porn meets Lisa Frank meets… not Jane Austen, but someone who has definitely heard of Jane Austen.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Pope Francis again called for more female leaders. Some Catholic women say his words aren’t enough.
Catholic women theologians said that they were tired of hearing words promoting women in the church without accompanying actions that place women in the clear leadership roles.