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435 – Dorothy Littell Greco – Misogyny in America

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435 – Dorothy Littell Greco – Misogyny in America

The Desert Sanctuary

Feb 25
The Desert Sanctuary

The Desert Sanctuary

Feb 25
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If we hope to fight and eventually heal from misogyny, we must first be able to identify and understand it. Despite the undeniable progress for women and girls in the 20th and 21st centuries, misogyny is still alive and well in today’s culture—often in way...

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This episode features author and photojournalist Dorothy Littell Greco, who draws on deep research, personal experience, and theological reflection to trace how misogyny persists—not as isolated prejudice, but as a shape-shifting system embedded in institutions, relationships, and everyday design.
00:00
Asking good questions and learning from women's stories is essential to confronting misogyny
03:09
Misogyny is the belief that men's ideas are more important than women's, influencing culture's laws and systems
06:03
The early New Testament church was innovative in its treatment of women, but over time reverted to male-dominated practices
09:26
Misogyny in church leadership manifests as dismissal of women’s questions and punitive responses to their assertiveness
15:46
Misogyny exists in six spheres: healthcare, workplace, government, entertainment and media, intimate relationships, and the church
21:51
Endometriosis remains severely under-researched and under-treated compared to male-related conditions like erectile dysfunction
25:07
Women with heart-attack symptoms are often sent for psych evals instead of blood tests
30:41
An MIT professor's baseless claim was used to keep women from voting
33:39
Only about 2–4% of rape cases are prosecuted while 95% of survivors tell the truth
42:47
Fewer than 50% of Academy Award winners pass the Bechdel test
45:45
Complementarian church teachings led to the woman feeling used and diminished intimacy, as true intimacy requires trust, honesty, and mutuality, contrary to the idea of men having a 'right' to sex

Chapters

How a photojournalist’s lens reveals women’s stories as keys to systemic injustice
00:00
What misogyny really is—and why it’s more than just 'hating women'
03:09
When the early church welcomed women leaders—and when it stopped
06:03
How charismatic pastors and influencers like Mark Driscoll and Andrew Tate normalize control over women
09:26
Where misogyny hides: in hospitals, boardrooms, classrooms, and living rooms
15:46
Why teachers earn less while leading schools—and why endometriosis gets ignored
19:07
How heart attacks get misdiagnosed as anxiety—and why 'hysteria' still haunts medicine
25:07
From coverture laws to Anita Hill: how misogyny reshapes democracy itself
30:41
Why only 2–4% of reported rapes lead to charges—and what that says about justice
33:39
What piano keys, crash-test dummies, and unpaid maternity leave reveal about who design serves
36:29
How Lifetime movies, porn habits, and silent male reporters distort love and accountability
45:45

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Laura Forehand: Welcome to the Desert Sanctuary with Karl and Laura Forehand. Karl Forehand: Often, when we have doubts about religion or simply want to ask questions, it can feel like we are wandering out into the desert. Laura Forehand: We would like t...