The Opposition We Face

I have been in Christian ministry for 37 years. It is an area in which, as a woman in leadership, you face all kinds of challenges and opposition - more in the early years, but still some even today. Interestingly, whilst I have certainly had some opposition from men (including a few pastors who have preached against me from their pulpits) by far the greatest opposition has come from other women. My theory is that, when some women see another woman in a leadership position, they become fearful that, if they support her, they might be expected to do the same, and therefore they try to pull her down. I'd be interested to hear the experiences of others, and whether my theory seems to play out in your life.