Gender and Race in Ministry Leadership: Experiences of Black Clergywomen

被引:4
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作者
Smarr, Kimberly Nelms [1 ]
Disbennett-Lee, Rachelle [2 ]
Hakim, Amy Cooper [2 ]
机构
[1] Houston Baptist Univ, Psychol Dept, Houston, TX 77074 USA
[2] Ashford Univ, Business Dept, Denver, CO 80202 USA
关键词
leadership; women; women clergy; Black; religion and gender; WOMEN;
D O I
10.3390/rel9120377
中图分类号
B9 [宗教];
学科分类号
010107 ;
摘要
Despite the increase of seminary training, Black clergywomen continuously undergo subjugation, degradation, and humiliation in ministry leadership due to gender and race bias by clergymen. This article reports the findings of a qualitative study that examined the experiences of Black clergywomen regarding obstacles in ministry leadership and how these clergywomen ascribed meaning to their experiences. The two primary research questions were, What are the experiences of Black clergywomen regarding obstacles in ministry leadership? and How do Black clergywomen attribute meaning to their experiences regarding obstacles in ministry leadership? The results of the study indicated that bias of gender exists among clergymen; however, the Black clergywomen learned to embrace the experiences and learned from them. The conclusion of this article includes a discussion regarding the practical implications of the education of clergymen and clergywomen, and the re-evaluation of the perception of Black clergywomen and their experiences. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of Black clergywomen pertaining to challenges in clergy leadership and to explore how Black clergywomen attributed meaning to their experiences regarding challenges in ministry leadership.
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