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Shattering the Stained Glass Ceiling: Women in Faith Leadership

Shattering the Stained Glass Ceiling: Women in Faith Leadership

Chine McDonald speaks discusses the challenges surrounding being a woman in faith leadership. 26/10/2025

Have women shattered the glass ceiling of faith leadership?

Chine McDonald appears alongside the Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones, and Zara Mohammed discussing the challenges of leadership in faith traditions on BBC Radio Wales’ ‘All Things Considered’.

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Chine McDonald

Chine McDonald

Chine McDonald is a writer, broadcaster and Director of Theos. She is the author of ‘God Is Not a White Man: And Other Revelations’ and ‘Unmaking Mary: Shattering the Myth of Perfect Motherhood’. She is vice–chair of Greenbelt Festival, and a trustee of Christian Aid and Demos.

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Posted 26 October 2025

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