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Amy: Welcome to Breaking Down Patriarchy! I'm Amy McPhie Allebest. In 2012, an article in The Atlantic was being widely shared among my friends. It was called Why Women Still Can't Have It All, and it was by a Princeton professor named Anne-Marie Slaughter, and I remember reading it several times and hearing from other full-time moms how validated they felt in their choice to stay home with kids. Several months later, my husband and I went to dinner with some of his grad school friends, and the women there, who were mothers who worked outside the home, were also talking about the article, but with a lot of consternation and a feeling of having been betrayed. The article turned out to be one of the most widely-read pieces ever published by The Atlantic, and the author continued engaging in the national conversation on the topic of work-life balance, eventually publishing a book called Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family, in 2015. This is the book we read for today's episode, and I'm so excited to discuss it with my reading partner, Neylan McBaine. Welcome, Neylan! Neylan: Amy: (How Neylan and I know each other) -“To Do the Business of the Church: A Cooperative Paradigm for Examining Gendered Participation Within Church Organizational Structure -Women At Church: Magnifying LDS Women's Local Impact Neylan: Foundational years in online marketing in Silicon Valley have allowed Neylan to pursue a varied and fulfilling career as a non-profit executive, author, brand strategist, retail marketer and software company owner. A native of New York City, Neylan began her career working for Wal-Mart's online ecommerce site, Walmart.com, in San Francisco where she was one of the first employees. Upon moving to Salt Lake City, Neylan was recruited to work in house at the agency responsible for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' campaign, “I'm A Mormon.”  Neylan has also been a long time advocate of women, particularly within her religious community. She is the founder of the Mormon Women Project (now the LDS Women Project), the author of the bestselling book Women at Church: Magnifying LDS Women's Local Impact, and in 2016, she founded Better Days 2020, a  non-profit which popularizes Utah women's history through education, legislation and the arts.    Since co-founding Better Days 2020 in 2016, Neylan has become a leader in speaking and writing about women's leadership and the U.S. suffrage movement, with a specific focus on Utah and the west's early role in that movement. Her third book, Pioneering the Vote: The Untold Story of Suffragists in Utah and the West, was published in August 2020.  Earlier this year, Neylan shifted directions and acquired a small software company that provides studio management tools to independent music teachers. She is thrilled to be using everything she's learned up until this point to return to her first love: music. Neylan is a graduate of Yale University, mother to three daughters, and lives in Salt Lake City. Amy: And what interested you in the project? Attended an all-girls school growing up where we read feminist treatises and literature from a very young age.  Have led several non-profits focused on women's advocacy. Because of my business experience, my specialty is the practical implementation of ideas that change hearts and minds of the general public. Also, move towards cooperative solutions in corporate and social structures.  For example, I actually started a company before BD2020 called the Seneca Council in which I developed an evaluation that measured the level of gender optimization in corporate workplaces. Kind of like an audit of a company's policies, culture and structures. Didn't get very far, but I'm really committed to the idea that public and private policy needs to lead the way in the next step of gender cooperation. Amy: Intro of the author, Anne-Marie Slaughter:...

Neylan McBaine's book "Women at Church" started a lot of conversations and challenged many of our assumptions around how women can participate and lead in their wards and stakes. Seven years later, we thought it might be interesting to explore with Neylan how far we have come and where that future might lead.Neylan founded Better Days 2020, and has become a leader in speaking and writing about women's leadership and the U.S. suffrage movement, with a specific focus on Utah and the West's early role in that movement. Neylan previously founded the Mormon Women Project, a wonderful digital library in which hundreds of Latter-day Saint women from around the world share their experiences of life in the Church.In 2020, Neylan was named “Extraordinary Woman” of the year by the YWCA of Utah. Her book "Pioneering the Vote: The Untold Story of Suffragists in Utah and the West" won the Freedoms Foundation National Award. Neylan grew up in New York, is a graduate of Yale University, mother to three daughters, and lives in Salt Lake City. She shared much of her personal story in a previous Faith Matters conversation with Terryl Givens in 2019. 

Neylan McBaine was raised in New York City by a single mother who also happened to be a singer in the Metropolitan Opera. She watched as her mother was applauded and recognized within her faith community for her accomplishments. But as a young student at Yale, Neylan began to realize that many women perceived a woman’s role in the Church as something different—something prescriptive. Neylan has since dedicated her time and talents to helping women see there is no one way to be a Latter-day Saint woman. “Looking at His example and constantly being reminded of how the Savior favored the underdog and went against the conventions of His time gives me the confidence that I need, is really the only thing that I need, to feel like there’s room for exploration and for a little bit more disruption in our lives today.”  Show Notes 3:04- Growing Up as a Latter-day Saint Young Woman in NYC 6:33- Role of Women in the Gospel 9:06- Stewardship 14:49- Telling the Stories of Latter-day Saint Women 20:41- I’m a Mormon 30:24- Empathetic Activism 35:54- Keeping People Tethered to Their Covenants 37:52- The Savior’s Treatment of Women 41:10- What Does It Mean To Be “All In” the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Find the full episode transcript at ldsliving.com/allin. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Show description: Neylan McBaine discusses progress towards greater visibility and voice for women in the LDS Church since the publication of Women at Church in 2014, the effects of the pandemic and "house church" on women, and recent research published by BYU regarding women's voices in predominantly male group settings. Neylan McBaine, a life-long Mormon, grew up in New York City and later attended Yale University. She currently lives with her husband and three young daughters and works as a brand strategist for an advertising agency in Salt Lake City. Widely published as a religion writer, Neylan founded the Mormon Women Project, a digital library of interviews with LDS women from around the world, in an effort to emphasize the many ways that modern faithful women choose the right. The site, which posts about one interview a week with the help of dozens of volunteers, includes over 250 interviews with LDS women from 22 countries.   Women at Church: Magnifying LDS Women's Local ImpactBy Neylan McBaine “Helps LDS women have broader impact, less frustration and a fuller personification of the expansive LDS doctrine of women’s potential.” — Wendy Ulrich, Mormon Times Learn More Download Subscribe in Pocket Casts       Now available through Spotify    

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently released guidelines to help members and lay leaders navigate various religious rites during the coronavirus pandemic. Virtual sacraments are out, a decision that has deprived some women and other members of regular communion. Baptisms, where permitted, are in. Priesthood ordinations and baby blessings still can take place. Temple recommend interviews can be conducted via video, even though the temples themselves remain closed. As for online worship services, well, some areas are holding them; others have been instructed not to. On this week’s podcast, Neylan McBaine, founder of the Mormon Women Project, discusses how these functions of faith are operating amid all the COVID-19 restrictions and how some changes could boost the equity and efficacy of Latter-day Saint worship. McBaine’s 2014 book, “Women at Church,” challenged members to think outside the box when it comes policies and practices within the faith — something a lot of leaders now find themselves doing.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made historic changes last week to its temple ceremonies, drawing widespread attention and praise, especially from women, for its use of gender-equitable language. Neylan McBaine, author of “Women at Church” and founder of the Mormon Women Project, joins this week’s podcast to discuss what these changes mean for women, men and the wider church.

We hope you’ll join us for our newest UPR Original Series, called Utah Women 20/20, which will explore the unique challenges and opportunities facing women in Utah today. We’re going to explore Gender Parity, the #MeToo movement, Elections, and much more. We begin the series today on Access Utah. Our guest is Neylan McBaine, CEO of Better Days 2020. Better Days 2020 says that “Utah helped lead the nation in advocating for women’s rights. [And we believe] that by popularizing our history in creative and communal ways, we can challenge Utahns to live up to this great legacy of women's advocacy.” Neylan McBaine grew up in New York City and later attended Yale University. She currently lives with her husband and three young daughters and works as a brand strategist in Salt Lake City. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Mormon Women Project, a digital library of interviews with LDS women from around the world. Neylan McBaine is author of Women at Church: Magnifying LDS Women’s

Elizabeth Ostler is a theater-maker, activist, and professor living in Brooklyn, New York. She specializes in directing and puppetry, and in coaching others on how to tell their stories. A survivor of childhood abuse and of an abusive marriage, she dedicates her artistic work to advocating for other victims and raising awareness about domestic violence and human trafficking. She has felt the companionship of the Savior throughout her life, and her knowledge of His love and of her inherent value helped her find the courage to walk away from abuse, to work through her trauma, and to shine a light for others. Elizabeth is co-editor of the Mormon Women Project. (Photos and interview transcription can be found at the MWP blog). 

September 24, 2014 | What are the most pressing issues at the intersection of faith and gender, and how can women of different faiths and views derive strength and meaning from their respective religions? A conference cosponsored by the the new web magazine altFem (from the founders of altMuslimah.com and altCatholicah.com), the Berkley Center’s project on Women, Religion, and the Family, and the World Faiths Development Dialogue explored these important questions. Panel discussions focused on: an examination and reframing of feminism to accommodate religious traditions; gender norms in religious dating and marriage; and achieving work-life balance among working mothers. Asma Uddin & Ashley McGuire, co-founders, altFem Magazine Katherine Marshall, executive director, World Faiths Development Dialogue and senior fellow, Berkley Center Aisha Rahman, executive director, Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights (moderator) Neylan McBaine, founder, The Mormon Women Project and author of Women at Church: Magnifying LDS Women’s Local Impact Christy Vines, executive director, Center for Women, Faith & Leadership, Institute for Global Engagement Shahed Amanullah, CEO & co-founder of LaunchPosse Eve Tushnet, author of Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith

The 21st Dialogue podcast features Neylan McBaine, founder and editor-in-chief of the Mormon Women Project, a continuously expanding digital library of interviews with LDS women from around the world speaking about her latest book Women at Church. From the Miller Eccles site: "The last several years have offered fertile ground for conversations about women, the Church and how the two intersect. Offering a call for understanding and unity and a path for more local inclusion of women, Neylan McBaine takes a middle ground between insisting all is well and advocating priesthood for women. McBaine will discuss what this middle ground looks like in the Church today and why it is important that we focus our practices to see, hear and include women more fully in our administration and services. The post Dialogue Lectures #21 w/Neylan McBaine appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In conjunction with the Winter Issue of Exponent II, which is guest edited by the Mormon Women Project, we are proud to share Sarah Collett's interview with Neylan McBaine. As an active and faithful Latter-Day Saint, Neylan shares her story of how she was led to start the Mormon Women Project, a non-profit website which features weekly interviews with LDS women from around the world. Neylan and Sarah also discuss the various modern issues and challenges that face the LDS Church and its members as it relates to gendered participation, which Neylan presented on at the 2012 FAIR Conference. Neylan McBaine is a graduate of Yale University and is currently an Associate Creative Director at Bonneville Communications. Neylan's writings have been published in Newsweek, The Washington Post, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Segullah, Meridian Magazine, Patheos.com and BustedHalo.com. She is also the author of a collection of personal essays—How to Be a Twenty-First Century Pioneer Woman (2008). In addition to her career as a marketing guru, her contributions as an essayist, and her work with MWP, Neylan is also a devoted wife and mother of three daughters. We are incredibly grateful for her willingness to share her story and thoughts with us at A Thoughtful Faith.

In conjunction with the Winter Issue of Exponent II, which is guest edited by the Mormon Women Project, we are proud to share Sarah Collett's interview with Neylan McBaine. As an active and faithful Latter-Day Saint, Neylan shares her story of how she was led to start the Mormon Women Project, a non-profit website which features weekly interviews with LDS women from around the world. Neylan and Sarah also discuss the various modern issues and challenges that face the LDS Church and its members as it relates to gendered participation, which Neylan presented on at the 2012 FAIR Conference. Neylan McBaine is a graduate of Yale University and is currently an Associate Creative Director at Bonneville Communications. Neylan's writings have been published in Newsweek, The Washington Post, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Segullah, Meridian Magazine, Patheos.com and BustedHalo.com. She is also the author of a collection of personal essays—How to Be a Twenty-First Century Pioneer Woman (2008). In addition to her career as a marketing guru, her contributions as an essayist, and her work with MWP, Neylan is also a devoted wife and mother of three daughters. We are incredibly grateful for her willingness to share her story and thoughts with us at A Thoughtful Faith.