Melissa Deckman

Melissa Deckman, Ph.D., is the CEO of PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) and a political scientist who studies the impact of gender, religion, and age on public opinion and political behavior. Her forthcoming book, The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy (Columbia University Press, 2024) examines the influence of gender and sexuality on Gen Z’s political behavior.

Archive, Politics/Law, Sex/Gender/JusticeDecember 21, 2023

Study Shows Mainline Women Clergy Are Significantly More Progressive Than Their Male Counterparts

By Melissa Deckman

Given the history of opposition to the ordination of women, it may come as little…