![]() ![]() She made her way to the university and there she impressed her professors, Juana was an intellectual who seemed to know everything, even though she faced many restrictions in both the political and religious settings. When she was seven years old, she asked her mother to let her dress as a boy so that she could attend the university. ![]() Juana de Abasaje was born in central Mexico in 1648, and according to Mexican author Carlos Fuentes she was probably an illegitimate child. One of the best-known Mexican writers, poets, and philosopher. Then in those moments of frustration I read stories like Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s story. I have felt so frustrated in situations like this because church and Christian organizations are supposed to be this safe place for women in leadership however, sometimes it becomes a hostile place. The most sexism I have experienced has happened in church and in Christian organizations, sad isn’t? I’ve seen male Christian leaders feel intimidated by highly educated women, they just don’t know how to interact around these women. Sometimes even age is a factor, about two years ago I was teaching a class and on the first day of class, one of the students said to me, “Oh, we thought our professor would be an older woman.” It took weeks before the students, who were older than me would believe what I said, or that I in fact had the credentials to be teaching that class. I in fact know a whole lot about the topic to be presented at the panel yet, we live in a society where women have to present themselves in a certain way to be respected and to be taken seriously. I wanted to look as someone who knew about the topic. they all make a statement, and off course I wanted to make a statement. I needed to look casual but not too casual, not too overdressed but neither underdressed, just enough jewelry and what kind of jewelry? Would I wear heels or not? Clothes, shoes, jewelry, accessories, etc. I was going to be in front of an audience with two pastors and an executive director. As I was preparing and reviewing notes I also started to think what would I wear? A thought that may seem superficial, yet, for women even these details are part of a process. She’s passionate about issues of immigration, hunger, poverty, and human trafficking.Ī couple of weeks ago I was on a panel and I’ve known for a while that the other three participants were men, however, it really didn’t hit until the night before. Enjoys traveling and learning about other cultures. Evelmyn was born in Mexico and moved to the United States during her teenage years she has lived in Los Angeles, CA, Washington, DC, and Chicago, IL. Evelmyn Ivens works at the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) in Chicago and graduated from North Park Theological Seminary in 2013 with a MA in Theological Studies. ![]()
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