Stained Glass Ceiling

Modesty Codes, Celibacy Pledges, & Wage Gaps

Episode Summary

This week, Ailin, Hannah, and guest host Kenya Feldes share their experiences with modesty codes, celibacy pledges, and wage gaps and explore some of the personal, professional, and spiritual consequences these standards can have on women in hierarchical environments.

Episode Notes

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:  

Sitzmann, Traci & Campbell, Elizabeth M. “The Hidden Cost of Prayer: Religiosity and the Gender Wage Gap.” Academy of Management Journal Vol. 64, No. 4, 13 Sep 2021, https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amj.2019.1254 

Pappas, Stephanie. “Why women make way less than men do in more religious places.” LiveScience, 17 Nov 2020, https://www.livescience.com/religious-states-wider-gender-pay-gap.html 

Payscale. “2022 State of the Gender Pay Gap Report.” https://www.payscale.com/research-and-insights/gender-pay-gap/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K0T4ca3jvZMtrQvcCJCxHg3jlfQ1L3q-BBTvOehw5No/edit?usp=sharing