JBaldwin
Puritan Board Post-Graduate
I have been wanting to start a thread on this very topic for some time. I might just do that. As a woman who is probably very capable of being a CEO, I think it's the WRONG place for women, and I wouldn't do it. Women in leadership roles, especially over a lot of men, are ruining the work place. More on that later when it's not so late.More women are CEO's, more women are seminary professors. The United Methodist, PCUSA and the ELCA have predominantly women pastors. There are women in the FD I won't go into that but it is not pretty...I wonder where all this will lead?
Well here is the promised thread.
In my lifetime, I have witnessed the rise of feminism, especially in the workplace. I have also witnessed the decline of male leadership in the work place. In the last few years, I believe we are seeing the workplace destroyed, because of the push to raise women to high levels of leadership even though they are not qualified.
Here is what I mean by "not qualified". I mean that most women (there are a rare few exceptions), are not wired for leadership roles. Because of that, they are demoralizing the men underneath them and ruining good workers (both men and women) in the process.
It seems the more leadership power a woman has in the workforce, the less efficient and effective she becomes. Why? Because God did not make women to lead. He made women to SUPPORT. Notice I didn't say "follow", and I chose that word on purpose. The word "follow" implies that a woman does nothing but take orders, and I disagree with that. I believe that women are there to support and help make a man more efficient in his leadership role, not just in the home and church, but in the workplace (when they are working). And yes, I do believe that there are times when women should work. I had to support myself as a single woman for 12 years before I married, and there are many others out there in similar situations.
An Aside: One of the reasons why feminism had such a power over women (even godly women) is because women were not treated as supporters, but more as followers in the work place. I believe they were reacting to this attitude from men, and to the fact that they were financially rewarded as "followers" rather than supporters.
I hope that clarifies at least one part of my thoughts. I would love to hear what you all have to say about this.