S5 E40 | Dr. Rosemary Flaaten | Unsilencing Women: A Journey Through Gender Bias in Christian Leadership

In this conversation, Dr. Lynn Cohick is joined by Dr. Rosemary Flaaten, who discusses her groundbreaking research on gender bias in Christian institutions. Drawing from her Doctor of Ministry dissertation, she explores the subtle yet pervasive barriers women face in leadership roles within academic and church settings. Dr. Flaaten also shares her journey to understanding gender bias, revealing surprising insights about workplace culture, microaggressions, and the systemic challenges women encounter. With passion and scholarly rigor, she advocates for creating more equitable environments where men and women can truly collaborate and lead together.

Resources Mentioned:   

2025 Visual Museum Symposium: Believe Her Story – Learning to Listen to God Through Women  

The Visual Museum of Women in Christianity  

Holy Curiosity Podcast with Kat Armstrong  

Dr. Rosemary Flaaten  

The Relationship Between Gender Bias and Turnover Intention for Female Employees at a Christian University (Dissertation)

Gender Bias Scale for Women Leaders  

McKinsey & Company Women in the Workplace 2024: The 10th-Anniversary Report  

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The Alabaster Jar is brought to you by The Center for Women in Leadership, a newly formed 501©3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is to equip women in a context that is biblically rooted, theologically robust, and ethnically diverse to thrive as leaders in the academy and the Church. Follow them on Instagram @leadershipwithoutapology.