Category Archives: Sexism

Love, Sex, Hypocrisy & Power

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Jayne Ozanne, Editor of Via Media News and Director of the Ozanne Foundation Abridged version of speech to William Temple Association, Bournemouth given on February 3rd 2020 and reported in The Guardian Most of you, I’m sure, will be … Continue reading →

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Toxic Masculinity and the Church

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Peterson Feital, Founder of The Haven+ London and Missioner to the Creative Industries for the Diocese of London (aka the ‘Showbiz Rev’) When Gillette released a short film, We Believe to mark the 30th Anniversary of the famous company slogan: “The best a man can get!” it took … Continue reading →

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Transphobic Letters, Mansplaining & Male Violence.

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham and Member of General Synod. How many more ways can some Christians find to express their bigotry and judgementalism? I spent last Saturday morning on a study day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Sexuality, Rosie Harper, Sexism, Transgender | 25 Comments

Toxic Masculinity & Our Use of Pronouns

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Chaplain to the Bishop of Buckingham Archbishop Justin has some gay friends. He knows them and likes them, and indeed he thinks their relationships are fabulous. So it’s not personal. There is however a … Continue reading →

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Sex & the Single Girl

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by Dr Meg Warner, Theologian, Lecturer and Member of General Synod In all of the excitement about that sermon, some of the striking aspects of the royal wedding were perhaps slightly overlooked. The world watched an American divorcée marry into … Continue reading →

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Royal Weddings & Lady Bishops – Time for Change?

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews, Director of Lay Training, Diocese of Leeds Pictures: Meghan Markle (left); Very Revd Vivienne Faull, Dean of York (right) Dashing in for long shorts for my son, not wanting to miss a moment of … Continue reading →

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The Slow Death of Patriarchy

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by Jayne Ozanne, Director of Ozanne Foundation and Editor of ViaMedia.News On International Women’s Day 2018 we learnt the sad reality that nearly two-thirds of women have experienced sexism in Church, with over half citing “institutional sexism” as being the … Continue reading →

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Divine Headship Meets Woman Bishop

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Very Revd Dr David Ison, Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral I’ll be taking part later this week in the ceremony at which Bishop Sarah Mullally will become the first woman Bishop of London, 24 years on from the … Continue reading →

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Power, Abuse and the Sense of Entitlement

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Rt Revd David Walker, Bishop of Manchester Ten years or so ago we learned that significant numbers of UK politicians were taking an extremely generous view as to what constituted legitimate expenses. In the last few weeks we’ve … Continue reading →

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“Cassock Chasers” and Compromised Clergy

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Very Revd Dr David Ison, Dean of St Paul’s Some recent blogging about sexual abuse and harassment in the Church of England has referred to ‘cassock chasers’. When I read it, it was a phrase new to me; … Continue reading →

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