
Dr Katie Gaddini
Katie Gaddini, PhD is a sociologist at the Social Research Institute, University College London (UCL) and a research associate at the University of Johannesburg, Department of Sociology. From 2022-2026 she is a UKRI Research Fellow at Stanford University. Her debut book, The Struggle to Stay, is a book based on over four years of in-depth ethnographic research with single evangelical women in the US and the UK. Her current research investigates Christianity and politics in the US.
OpinionSingle women are leaving the church because they feel undervalued - and if you’re one of them, do this instead
Many single women feel devalued and excluded from church life as a result of being unmarried. Rather than allowing yourself to feel this way or worse, leaving the church altogether, Dr Katie Gaddini offers three things you can do instead.






