{"id":48968,"date":"2020-06-29T11:46:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T15:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/lovejoyfeminism\/?p=48968"},"modified":"2020-06-29T11:46:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T15:46:14","slug":"patriarchal-blogger-doesnt-understand-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lovejoyfeminism\/2020\/06\/patriarchal-blogger-doesnt-understand-employment.html","title":{"rendered":"Patriarchal Blogger Doesn’t Understand Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Patriarchal blogger Lori Alexander recently wrote a blog post about<\/a> a comment that she received on Facebook. Her comments suggest that she does not understand how employment works\u2014with some pretty profound consequences.<\/p>\n

Lori began her post as follows:<\/p>\n

A woman named Mary made the following comments under an article on Facebook: \u201cI can\u2019t get over the idea that Eve was created just to meet Adam\u2019s emotional need for companionship (along with others) like she\u2019s his birthday present or ancillary to him or something\u2026 How do I interpret 1 Corinthians 11:7? I mean, I get she\u2019s created in the image of God, but it would appear that she\u2019s also just supposed to refract the glory of Adam too, and that just galls me on sooooo many levels. She just exists to shine for Adam and meet all his needs, etc.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mary went on, explaining that she feels like it was \u201ca captive situation from the get-go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just how did Lori respond? Like this:<\/p>\n

So, was Eve created simply to meet Adam\u2019s emotional need for companionship and all of the others things she listed? Does she think it\u2019s better to work for a bosses\u2019 beck \u2018n call 9:00 to 5:00 five days a week or for someone else? What does she think is a better plan for woman than God\u2019s? Is being a woman a captive situation from the get-go? Yes, this what the Serpent tried to convince Eve by going over Adam\u2019s headship and directly to her in order to deceive her, and look at the results.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That is actually not at all what happened<\/a>.<\/p>\n

God created men and women differently for different roles. Our bodies, emotions, and minds are different. God created women to be in submissive roles to their husbands for this reason. Orders of authority create order. If Mary works for a boss, her boss is over her. Does she feel like a captive to her boss?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And there it is\u2014the bait and switch.<\/p>\n

Lori\u2019s argument appears to be that a woman\u2019s relationship to her husband<\/em> is effectively the same as an employee\u2019s relationship to their employer<\/em>. Because men are in a subordinate position to their employers, she argues, it is not unfair to expect women to be in a subordinate position to their husbands.<\/p>\n

There are so many things wrong with this.<\/p>\n

For one thing, an employee can quit and get a new job. Women can\u2019t do that, according to Lori; once you marry you\u2019re stuck with that person for life. Being bound to work for a single employer no matter what that employer does would fundamentally change the nature of the employee-employer relationship.<\/p>\n

I feel like we have words for this sort of thing.<\/p>\n

Oh wait, we do! We use words like \u201cindentured servitude\u201d to describe bound labor. Or even \u201cforced labor\u201d or \u201chuman trafficking.\u201d And we know, as a society, that the potential for abuse in these situations is huge<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Add to all of this the fact that women don\u2019t get paid by their husbands. Why does Lori think this relationship is at all<\/em> comparable to that of an employee\/employer relationship, given that people do not work for their employers for no pay?<\/p>\n

Lori also has an extremely distorted view of the relationship between boss and employee. Yes, the boss sets priorities and outlines what work needs doing for the employee\u2014but it\u2019s not a free-for-all! The employee is allowed to speak up if there is a problem; is expected to provide input; is treated as an expert in their area of expertise; and can go to HR if the employer is behaving unethically. And if the employer is acting abusively and there is no HR, or HR refuses to intervene, the employee can quit.<\/p>\n

And, finally,\u00a0employees go home at the end of the day.\u00a0<\/em>If your boss calls you at all hours, that\u2019s a problem and can be taken up with HR! When you\u2019re off the clock, and you\u2019re off the clock. Women, in Lori\u2019s view of life, are never<\/em> off the clock. They are always<\/em> expected to obey their husband and to be at his \u201cbeck and call.\u201d They never get to go home and be their own master; they are always subordinate to someone else.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also worth noting that many workplaces are moving toward a less hierarchical work structure<\/a>, encouraging more collaborative work and moving to a more flat structure. It turns out that having on-top bosses and subordinated employees is actually not as effective as it\u2019s cracked up to be. Added to that, a flatter structure creates a more positive work experience for employees.<\/p>\n

If there are issues with a hierarchical workplace structure even with<\/em> the existence of a salary, the ability to quit and get another job, and the existence of HR and ethical guidelines for the workplace, what does that tell us about hierarchical family<\/em> structures?<\/p>\n

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