WOMEN MARGINALIZATION IN LEADERSHIP ROLES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR GROWTH AMONG JEHOVAH WITNESSES IN ABEOKUTA
The marginalization and, in extreme cases, the exclusion of women from Church governance structure has rightly led to some stereotypes; perceptive, traditional, religiousissues to mention but a few. In the literature reviewed in this study, numerous studies support this assertion about the marginali...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Religions' educator
Year: 2022, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 262-271 |
| Further subjects: | B
Leadership
B Governance B Gender marginalization |
| Summary: | The marginalization and, in extreme cases, the exclusion of women from Church governance structure has rightly led to some stereotypes; perceptive, traditional, religiousissues to mention but a few. In the literature reviewed in this study, numerous studies support this assertion about the marginalization of women from church leadership. Among the numerous attributable factors revealed in the literature, are the biblical, traditional and other androcentric stereotypes.... Religious scholars note that, the obstacles that retard women’s development within the Church structures, are almost, always attributable to gender than any other reason. This has not only barred them from advancing in the Church’sleadership hierarchy, but prevented them from exercising their spiritual gifts. This writer employed descriptive survey and quantitative research methods. Random sampling technique was used to select 20 women each from four (4) selected Jehovah witness churches to make a total of 100 respondents as sample for study. Findings revealedthe peoples’ perception of the marginalization of women among the Jehovah witness in Abeokuta. The cumulative value of Yes (77.3%) is greater than value of No (22.7%) responses, it is therefore shows that marginalization of women exist among the church fold especially among Jehovah Witness. The paper concluded that indeed there are several cases of leadership marginalization among the Jehovah Witnesses. This paper recommended that inclusiveness and intentional ingratiation of women in leadership and governance would help the growth and developmental stride of Jehovah Witnesses in Ogun State. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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