Women, Mothers, and Priests in the Church of England. What a Vocation!

Page, Sarah-Jane

Abstract

This paper will consider how women priests in the Church of England have been incorporated into the occupational life of the Church, highlighting the ways in which women are negotiating a discriminatory terrain. Although general opposition to women’s priesthood has diminished, pockets of opposition remain. In addition, women’s negotiation of the organisation is determined by their positioning in the Church; securing a senior post can actually interfere with the amount of professional autonomy priests have. Meanwhile, being a priest and a mother introduces additional layers of complexity. The mother’s incorporation into both professional and sacred structures can be deemed problematic. Maternity and parenthood will therefore be examined, detailing issues such as maternity leave, returning to work after having children, and how clergy mothers are generally incorporated into the life of the Church.

Citation

Page, S. (2012). Women, Mothers, and Priests in the Church of England. What a Vocation!. Travail, genre et sociétés, 27(1), 55-71. https://doi.org/10.3917/tgs.027.0055

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Mar 1, 2024
• Journal: Travail, Genre et Sociétés
• Print ISSN: 1294-6303
• Electronic ISSN: 2105-2174
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 55-71
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3917/tgs.027.0055
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/27600686
• Publisher URL: https://www.cairn-int.info/article.php?ID_ARTICLE=E_TGS_027_0055