The Sisterhood - from mean girls to supporting women

About this episode

The episode discusses the transition from mean girl culture to women supporting each other, inspired by International Women's Day.

This very special episode is our first EVER live video recording with an audience of Woman Alive readers, writers, friends and friends of the podcast! Today’s conversation on The Sisterhood, is inspired by International Women’s Day. We live in a culture which seemingly takes any opportunity to pit women against each other. In the Bible, we have examples like Rachel and Leah competing for Jacob’s affection – representing the complexity of the relationships we have with other women. Our host, Tola-Doll Fisher and her guests ask, how do we shift from high school mean girl culture, to women supporting women – at church, at work – even on the school run? And what happens when we respond to Jesus’ prayer for unity (John 17) and intentionally curate safe spaces for women? Hannah Stephenson-Kelly is an ordinand in the Church of England. Her article for Woman Alive is the inspiration for the discussion we're having today. Read it here: https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/sisterhood-is-not-just-a-label-that-ties-together-a-group-of-women-in-a-90s-sitcom/17330.article Alisa Latty-Alleyne is a leader in Christian media and has recently moved on from her role as National Director of The…

People in this episode

Host: Tola-Doll Fisher

Guests: Hannah Stephenson-Kelly, Alisa Latty-Alleyne

Topics covered

• sisterhood
• women supporting women
• mean girl culture
• Christianity
• International Women's Day
• unity

Keywords

• sisterhood
• women
• support
• Christianity
• mean girls
• unity
• International Women's Day

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Church of England, The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN)

Books & works: Woman Alive, sisterhood is not just a label that ties together a group of women in a 90s sitcom

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