Letter to the editor : Story 'Closing the gender gap' undercut by choice of image, quote

Notes: "Thank you for publishing a feature story on 'Closing the gender gap in church leadership', (March 2019, p. 1). It was wonderful to honour some of the female trailblazers in our church. As female priests, we are so thankful for women like [Judy] Rois, [Susan] Johnson and [Melissa] Skelton and certainly can relate to their stories. However, we felt the pull quote from Samuel Johnson, which expressed a negative view of a woman's preaching, and the accompanying picture of a dog on its (her ?) hind legs was not only confusing but disrespectful to the very women you were featuring. If visual interest was the goal, perhaps a stained-glass window featuring a female saint might have been a playful nod to the 'stained-glass ceiling' mentioned in the article. In a story celebrating women's leadership and perseverance, a perplexing quote and stock photo of a dog neither honoured the spirit of the article nor the women it featured". [Text of entire article.]

Subjects: Women clergy - Anglican Church of Canada; Ordination of women - Anglican Church of Canada - History