Dr SARAH-JANE PAGE SARAH-JANE.PAGE2@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Associate Profesor
This article examines the integration of women priests in the Church of England through the lens of dress. Clothing is a salient dynamic in occupational cultures, particularly in relation to the regulation of gendered bodies. Women's ordination to the priesthood was only sanctioned in 1992. Complex clothing regimes are negotiated, for ordination bestows upon the priest certain clothing rights and responsibilities. However, such attire has traditionally been associated only with the male body, creating tension in relation to women's appropriation of this sacred and professional dress. Based on in-depth interviews with 17 Anglican clergy women, this article will focus both on the scrutiny the women experienced in relation to their clothing choices, as well as the relationship the women themselves negotiated with their clothes. It will be argued that as representatives of both a sacred and professional domain, clothing had to be carefully managed by clergy. Dress functioned as a key test in women's integration into the organization, often operating as a constraining and exclusionary mechanism.
Page, S. (2014). The scrutinized priest: Women in the Church of England Negotiating Professional and Sacred Clothing Choices. Gender, Work and Organization, 21(4), 295-307. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12035
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Sep 25, 2013 |
Publication Date | 2014-07 |
Deposit Date | Mar 1, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | May 2, 2024 |
Journal | Gender, Work and Organization |
Print ISSN | 0968-6673 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 295-307 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12035 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/27600664 |
Women In The Church Of England Negotiating Professional And Sacred Clothing Regimes
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