It doesn't seem right. Geoffrey Kirk, secretary of Forward in Faith, a traditionalist movement, recites some of the standard arguments against women's ordination. He insists that men and women have different social and spiritual roles. Such attitudes make it unsurprising that many women priests report being cold-shouldered and isolated. Because faiths are not covered by U.K. employment law, women don't have the usual legal protection or complaints procedures.
Faiths are also exempt from the Sex Discrimination Act.
Lutheran minister Brigitte Enzner-Probst, ordained in 1980 and now working at Munich's Technical University, helped abolish the right of male priests and parish councilors to veto the appointment of women priests in Bavaria. People initially questioned whether a woman's voice was commanding enough to lead a service, and even whether a woman should give Communion when menstruating or pregnant. Women are knocking on the doors of even the most traditionally male-dominated religions. In Egypt, it has become fashionable for middle-class women to teach other women in mosques. In Jerusalem, Haviva Ner-David is studying to become the first Orthodox woman rabbi, though she sees her future as a teacher and adviser.