“I cannot relate to this at all,” said the young woman with brown eyes full of curiosity. “I’ve never been told I couldn’t do something just because I was female. My family and the church I grew up in affirmed women to be everything God has called us to be. I never experienced what you’re...

I was recently talking with a friend of mine named Jane about her work at a Christian international non-profit near my hometown in the Midwest. In the course of our conversation she said, “I’m just not sure there is a place for women here.” When I asked why, Jane said, “I think it has to do with...