- Dec 15, 2015
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As a woman, I have had the experience of being told that I was not being counted as being the head of my own household because I was a single woman.
I was told that only if I was married, would the head of my household, my husband, be allowed to vote in church matters.
But when I was paying my rent and utility bills, buying and preparing my own meals, caring for my pet, my neighbors and my building/dwelling, I was somehow, not the head of the house.
It hurt me deeply to discover that the church I was invested in felt that I was not able to vote or be heard, yet the money I earned was good enough for them, and yes, please do give even more of it to them.
I was more than happy to support the church in any way possible, be it with my time, my talent or my money.
But in my specific case, discussion about, and voting on, how the money for the church budget was to be allocated was not allowed.
My take away was that I'm only someone if I'm with a man.
Anyone else ever feel silenced, voiceless or dismissed because of being a woman?
I was told that only if I was married, would the head of my household, my husband, be allowed to vote in church matters.
But when I was paying my rent and utility bills, buying and preparing my own meals, caring for my pet, my neighbors and my building/dwelling, I was somehow, not the head of the house.
It hurt me deeply to discover that the church I was invested in felt that I was not able to vote or be heard, yet the money I earned was good enough for them, and yes, please do give even more of it to them.
I was more than happy to support the church in any way possible, be it with my time, my talent or my money.
But in my specific case, discussion about, and voting on, how the money for the church budget was to be allocated was not allowed.
My take away was that I'm only someone if I'm with a man.
Anyone else ever feel silenced, voiceless or dismissed because of being a woman?