Confronting Sacred Inequalities: Creating Christian Organizations Where Women Thrive

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Leanne M. Dzubinski

Confronting Sacred Inequalities

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Creating Christian Organizations Where Women Thrive

Leanne M. Dzubinski

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Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
24 February 2026

Christian life & practice; Christian institutions & organisations; Gender studies: women; Business & management

Why do women often struggle to thrive in Christian workplaces?

Prominent male Christian leaders are often called to account for improper behavior with women in their organizations. There are certainly a few bad actors, but is something systemically amiss in Christian organizations?

In Confronting Sacred Inequalities, Leanne Dzubinski shows how secular inequalities have been imported into Christian spaces and treated as sacred. Beliefs about women that don't align with Scripture and God's view of women have too often been promoted as biblical. She identifies five pitfalls that often occur in Christian organizations that make it difficult for women to flourish:

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Sex and the officequot;: An undue focus on sexuality #9679; quot;

Hey, guys!quot;: Language that marginalizes women #9679; quot;

I can't; I have to workquot;: Assumptions about work culture that leave women feeling like they constantly fall short #9679; quot;

Are you sure that's right?quot;: Ambivalence toward women #9679; quot;

There are no good women leadersquot;: Cultural and Christian stereotypes that frame leadership as male

Dzubinski explains how organizational dysfunction is often caused by systems that prioritize men over women in ways that are detrimental to the organization as well as to the people in them–men and women alike. Each chapter offers scriptural perspectives and practical suggestions to help leaders create organizational cultures where everyone can flourish and work together as siblings in Christ.

By: Leanne M. Dzubinski
Imprint: Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9781540967589
ISBN 10: 1540967581
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 24 February 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. ""Sex and the Office"": The Problem with a Stained-Glass Partition 2. ""Hey Guys!"": How Language Shapes Organizational Culture 3. ""I Can't. I Have to Work."": The Toxic Cocktail of Societal Expectations 4. ""Are You Sure That's Right?"": Ambivalence Toward Women 5. ""There Are No Good Women Leaders"": The Power of Social Role Stereotypes Conclusion: Some Final Questions and an Invitation Index

Leanne M. Dzubinski (PhD, University of Georgia) is dean of faculty development and global education at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. She previously taught at Asbury Theological Seminary and Biola University and served for more than 25 years in cross-cultural ministry. She is the author of Playing by the Rules and the coauthor of Glass Walls and Women in the Mission of the Church.