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Aundi Kolber: Moving Toward Wholeness With Compassionate Attention
Aundi Kolber: Moving Toward Wholeness With Compassionate Attention

Stress and trauma can affect how we show up at work, sometimes with gendered implications. Listen here for the benefit of your own growth and for a greater understanding of those you work with.

Chuck DeGroat: How Narcissism Harms Our Organizations and How to Heal
Chuck DeGroat: How Narcissism Harms Our Organizations and How to Heal

Narcissistic behaviors and gender biases both affect the power dynamics in our relationships and workplaces. Sometimes they happen simultaneously and create layers of confusion. Healing is worthy work.

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If in doubt, believe behavior

Listen to your intuition when it tells you something is off. No matter what someone says, if in doubt, believe their behavior.

Values are visible. What you see is what you get. Words and actions should align. And when they don’t, get curious about the unspoken story of what’s really going on.

The same is worth considering for yourself too. Where are you most vulnerable to allowing an alignment gap between your words and actions?

How to carry on today

Visionary work is often shadowed by self-doubt and marked by criticism. Even as you show up brave in your world, you’re still human.

So, name your fears and scars. Exhale them. Pray them. Write them down.

Then flip the page and make a list of your strengths, your community, your why. And carry on.

As you find your voice

As you find your voice and value it, two things begin to happen:

  1. You gain the confidence to speak up about what matters most to you.

  2. You learn to recognize what no longer deserves your attention.

And, the second thing gives you the freedom to focus even more on the first thing. Double win.

Who We Are

Bold Belonging includes women and men who are learning about gender equity because we want to create workplaces where everyone can flourish.

Many of us work in Christian organizations. Some of us are on a journey of healing from toxic leadership. Others are becoming aware of limiting biases and behaviors we have the opportunity to change.

Bold Belonging is where we find ways to move forward together with courage and wisdom.

Questions

  • Our conversations about gender often focus on differing interpretations of the Bible related to the church and the home. These conversations largely ignore the experiences of women and men in the workplace.

    Yet it is widely acknowledged that many workplaces suffer from a lack of gender equity. Unless we address the inequity, we resign ourselves to the reality that if one part of the body suffers, every part suffers with it (1 Cor. 12:26).

  • A Christian perspective of gender equity rests on the belief that every person is created in the image of God. So, every person is worthy of love and belonging.

    In the biblical story of creation, Adam and Eve represent the collaborative equality of men and women—a revolutionary idea in the ancient world. Jesus advanced this idea in the way he included and elevated women.

    The arc of the biblical narrative stands in contrast to gender stereotypes, biases, and privileges that create unfair expectations and unequal access to opportunities. We struggle to experience the belonging and balance God designed. Our advocacy for gender equity recognizes this struggle and seeks to restore equality.

  • Day six of the creation story in Genesis reveals the divine intention for women and men to flourish in collaboration.

    Gender equity work reveals the conscious and unconscious tendencies that limit our intended flourishing. For example, stereotypes can be unfair to both women and men. By addressing the barriers to gender equity, we can more fully support everyone’s God-given uniqueness and well-being.