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.
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Single 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.