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Follow up comments if needed

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Congregational president not treated the same way as male presidents.

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Congregational president not treated the same way as male presidents.

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Women make up the majority of RE positions 

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Women make up the majority of RE positions 

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How have you experienced gender dynamics playing out in your UU community?

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How have you experienced gender dynamics playing out in your UU community?

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Recently found out we were not as progressive as I thought, and it was painful.

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As a Board we have experienced gender based mistreatment. Observed what was happening but didn't understand what was happening.

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As a Board we have experienced gender based mistreatment. Observed what was happening but didn't understand what was happening.

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gender hierarchy in different experiences

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gender hierarchy in different experiences

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As a woman, I tend to stand back and have a hard time standing up to men dominating meetings.

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As a woman, I tend to stand back and have a hard time standing up to men dominating meetings.

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high ranking women are ignored or disregarded or attacked

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high ranking women are ignored or disregarded or attacked

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Most speakers and service organizers are women in a lay led congregation.

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Most speakers and service organizers are women in a lay led congregation.

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Women mostly, some men in committees - e.g. woman raised a point and if a man was chairing she would be ignored. Later if a man said the same thing it would be recognized.

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Women mostly, some men in committees - e.g. woman raised a point and if a man was chairing she would be ignored. Later if a man said the same thing it would be recognized.

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We need cis people to stop saying "getting pronouns right is hard" and put in effort to respect our identities

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In a welcoming membership committee there are only women. 

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In a welcoming membership committee there are only women. 

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feeling of the community being male dominated and specifically wealthy white male dominated

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feeling of the community being male dominated and specifically wealthy white male dominated

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Pledge and finance committees usually men.

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Pledge and finance committees usually men.

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Our congregation very welcoming WRT gender diversity.

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Our congregation very welcoming WRT gender diversity.

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Being forced from a culture that honours women to one where there is silencing about identity was experienced, and then being disappointed by the invitation of radical hospitality in UU was not as advertised. Being asked to do the work as a person from a different "silo" than others. Feelings of isolation and lack of support. Multi-cultural perspective is needed.

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Women on committees are on par with men.

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Women on committees are on par with men.

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Not necessarily active reaching out to people who are gender diverse, or being as inclusive as we could be.

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Not necessarily active reaching out to people who are gender diverse, or being as inclusive as we could be.

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But much of the committee work is led and done by the women of the congregation.

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Notice women self-selecting into caretaking roles: setup,  cleanup, "caring committees"

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Notice women self-selecting into caretaking roles: setup,  cleanup, "caring committees"

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Deferring to louder more assertive speakers, results in self-silencing and taking on the supportive rather than leadership position. This is different when  in a role that accords her authority such as committee chair or team lead.

In her church community, there are many women in leadership roles. Wondering if that has anything to do with having two women as ministers.

Women in the congregation are happy to have a female staff person take the lead. The men in leadership in the congregation treat her as a secretary. Men micromanaging her. Congregants treat her as THEIR staff person not just

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A congregant celebrated 25 anniversary of marriage of her lesbian relationship.

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A congregant celebrated 25 anniversary of marriage of her lesbian relationship.

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Undermined by congregants. Information withheld. Now realizing that this is gender-based.

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Undermined by congregants. Information withheld. Now realizing that this is gender-based.

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Much of the care work of the congregation led by women.

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Much of the care work of the congregation led by women.

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We have an attitude of having done the work, but collectively make make assumptions based on appearances. Also assumptions of age being a direct correlation with being gender non-conforming, which isn't the case.
Other disadvantages not seen because of assumptions.

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We need to do more work on gender issues to continue being a welcoming community. 

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We need to do more work on gender issues to continue being a welcoming community. 

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Hoping that we'll find some among those in our caucus!

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There seem to be more women in the congregation, which means there's a smaller pool of male volunteers to draw from. I'm concerned that we're not working hard enough at helping boys feel like they belong at RE, and making it enjoyable from them.

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There seem to be more women in the congregation, which means there's a smaller pool of male volunteers to draw from. I'm concerned that we're not working hard enough at helping boys feel like they belong at RE, and making it enjoyable from them.

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Fewer men but very active and engaged, including in taking on roles more traditionally female

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Fewer men but very active and engaged, including in taking on roles more traditionally female

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Cis white male could speak about race without issue. When a Woman of colour spoke about race there was a log of anger expressed.

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Cis white male could speak about race without issue. When a Woman of colour spoke about race there was a log of anger expressed.

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Men are more likely to use power out of process or power over tactics 

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Men are more likely to use power out of process or power over tactics 

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A speaker shared that they were bisexual. A male member of the conversation did not feel this should be shared on the basis that it wasn't "relevant."

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A speaker shared that they were bisexual. A male member of the conversation did not feel this should be shared on the basis that it wasn't "relevant."

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Volunteer roles fall largely in gender norms

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Volunteer roles fall largely in gender norms

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Youth mentioned that all the people who support youth events were women

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Youth mentioned that all the people who support youth events were women

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Lots of women in leadership roles, but men gravitate toward grounds, facilities

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Lots of women in leadership roles, but men gravitate toward grounds, facilities

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trans and non-binary young adults have come to our congregation but leave after a few visits because they don't see anyone like themselves in the community

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trans and non-binary young adults have come to our congregation but leave after a few visits because they don't see anyone like themselves in the community

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Noticing that there's a lot of women in leadership roles, but we can't conflate who is doing the labor with who has the power

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Noticing that there's a lot of women in leadership roles, but we can't conflate who is doing the labor with who has the power

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How many men would it take to scuttle the effort of the women in leadership?

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Sometimes, when men in our congregation are frustrated about an issue, we may (rightly or wrongly) feel that a man in power is best able to receive/navigate that anger. 

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Sometimes, when men in our congregation are frustrated about an issue, we may (rightly or wrongly) feel that a man in power is best able to receive/navigate that anger. 

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There are fewer 2SLGBTQ people in UU congregations than in the past

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There are fewer 2SLGBTQ people in UU congregations than in the past

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"I haven't thought much about the role of sexism in the congregation until these forums, and the questions that were asked in them"

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"I haven't thought much about the role of sexism in the congregation until these forums, and the questions that were asked in them"

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"no one ever genders me correctly, even though I've gone by they/them for five years"

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"no one ever genders me correctly, even though I've gone by they/them for five years"

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As a female staff person, members feel entitled to comment on my choice of clothing, to approve or disapprove of my hair, etc in ways I don’t observe them doing with staffers of all genders.

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Seemed fairly equal leadership in their congregation

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Two older men help in the kitchen and then other men follow

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Two older men help in the kitchen and then other men follow

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One man was involved in RE for years and that really helped for there to be gender diversity there

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One man was involved in RE for years and that really helped for there to be gender diversity there

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Everyone in the caucus nodded our heads at this sentence. That says a lot.

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People don't take a woman in charge of the website as seriously as men. They treat her suggestions as opinions rather than expertise and knowledge and she has to say that she has been doing websites for years and knows what she is doing.

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People don't take a woman in charge of the website as seriously as men. They treat her suggestions as opinions rather than expertise and knowledge and she has to say that she has been doing websites for years and knows what she is doing.

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Young women are asked to take on roles more than young men are asked

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Young women are asked to take on roles more than young men are asked

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We didn't mention trans folks until the end (noticed that).

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We didn't mention trans folks until the end (noticed that).