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Gender Light Bulb Moments in Ministry: Canadian Women Pastors’ Experiences of Gender Inequality

This is a recording of the fourth webinar in our four-part Flourishing Forward webinar series. Hosted by Dr. Katie Steeves, this webinar contains recent findings from qualitative interviews of Canadian women pastors on the topic of how gender interacts with their call and leadership. If you view this webinar recording, you will learn how women religious leaders experience certain comments, actions, and interactions as “gender light bulb moments” – instances where they become aware they are being treated differently because of their gender.


Dr. Katie Steeves 
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Trinity Western University, and Associate Director of Research at the Flourishing Congregations Institute