Catholic women strike against the "glass ceiling" in the Catholic Church

Catholic women strike against the "glass ceiling" in the Catholic Church

Around the world, Catholic women have started striking against the "glass ceiling" that they face within the Church. In France, the movement has also gained traction.

‘There were glass ceilings everywhere’

Before she was the first woman journalist to cover a Major League Baseball beat, Claire Smith was a Penn State college student unsure of what she wanted to do.  During the nearly three years she was at Penn State, the now 71-year-old Smith studied pre-law, political science and then history before dropping out. The one thing she knew for certain: She loved baseball.  “It preoccupied my leisure time,” said Smith, who grew up in Bucks County, Penn…

Glass Courts Not Glass Ceilings - The Observer

Down two games in a nationals match last season, Sofia Arseniev was hit in the face with a racket. When Arseniev came out to recover, Fordham men’s squash coach Sahel Anwar thought she would end up defaulting the match. Instead, Arseniev took a beat to ice her face. She got back on the court and ended up winning the match, 2 – 3. “It was crazy. She was like, ‘no, I’m going to go back and play.’ And I’m like, ‘okay, yeah, it’s okay. You don’t nee…