4 reactions to Gloria Steinem's death: Hailed by some as breaking barriers, derided by others for pushing 'second-wave feminist disease'
1. Penny Nance
Concerned Women for America CEO and President Penny Nance offered prayers for Gloria Steinem’s family and friends following her passing last Wednesday.
Nance noted that while Steinem and CWA founder Beverly LaHaye held different worldviews, both “contemporaneously blazed a trail for women to stand on the national stage of public policy.”
“Gloria’s beliefs and CWA’s greatly differed on pro-life and pro-marriage issues, with Gloria tragically misleading women into believing that their unique capacity to grow unborn life is something to be feared, not celebrated,” Nance said.
“Gloria herself admitted to having one abortion, and it is sad that she leaves no direct descendants who could have carried on her legacy. Her view of marriage, in a phrase she popularized: ‘A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle,’ was certainly misguided, and one she obviously changed her mind on since she married later in her life,” she added.
Nance praised Steinem for her efforts to combat workplace discrimination against women and for championing equal pay, and for fighting for women “to be seen and recognized for their unique qualities and contributions as women.”
“Today we are going in a completely different direction in which the unique dignity of women is being cast aside in favor of men and of gender identity politics,” the CWA president stated. “We are seeing this most recently in the California ruling against women’s sports.”
“We hope that women today will embrace the unique dignity of womanhood, defend unborn children, and celebrate families,” Nance concluded.
Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman
