Today’s podcast is a recording of the Helen Keller Spiritual Life Collaborative’s first LiveStreamed Be Honest Conversation Series: Gender Equity & The New Jerusalem featuring Dr. Page Morahan. The conversation is hosted by Rev. Sage Cole of the Helen Keller Spiritual Life Collaborative and Rev. Ros Taylor of Deborah’s Tree.

Page was also interviewed on the Be Love Podcast in May 2025

Page S. Morahan, Ph.D. is Founding Director, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine ® Program for Women (ELAM ® ) and Professor Emerita, microbiology and immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine. She is also Founding Co-Director and continuing consultant, International FAIMER Institute (IFI). She has directed numerous grants in both biomedical and social science and authored over 150 peer reviewed publications, focusing especially on broadening the view of scholarship, gender equity, faculty development, and leadership program curricula and evaluation.

Past positions include: Department Chair; first woman President of the Association of Medical School Microbiology and Immunology Chairs, 1990; American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow, 1992-93; Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs. She received her B.S., Agnes Scott College magna cum laude; M.A., Hunter College; and Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin.

National honors include: Association of American Medical Colleges Women in Medicine Leadership Development Award; ACE Office of Women in Higher Education, Network Annual Leadership Award; Fellow, American Women in Science; Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology; Distinguished Career Award, Agnes Scott College; Graduate Student Alumna of the Year Award, Medical College of Wisconsin; and recently, the local Social and Racial Justice Award, First United Methodist Church of Germantown in 2025.

Page’s spiritual and social justice journey has included 12-step groups starting with Al-Anon, and work led by Ann Wilson Schaef, Patti Digh and Margaret Wheatley. She is an active member of the Conversations on Race group in the First United Methodist Church of Germantown in Philadelphia and the Social Justice Committee and Swedenborgians in Action Against Racism groups of the Swedenborgian Church of North America. She currently hosts the Swedenborgian Home Church in Bryn Athyn, PA.

Her newest endeavor is an art business, Page’s Pages Around the World™, to support FAIMER, including multilanguage greeting cards, an annual calendar with images from around the world

Summary Join us for an inspiring conversation on gender equity, systemic change, and community support with Page Morahan and Reverend Ros Taylor. Discover practical strategies, personal stories, and the power of small actions to foster equality and transform organizations.

Keywords gender equity, systemic change, community support, leadership, microaggressions, ELAM program, women in academia, structural change, allyship, small actions

Key Topics

* Microaggressions and microaffirmations in academia

* The ELAM leadership program and its impact

* Structural barriers to gender equity in medicine and academia

* The role of allyship and community support

* Strategies for systemic change and cultural shift

Sound Bites

* “Cultural shifts in gender equity are ongoing.”

* “When we fix the system for women, we create better systems for everyone.”

* “Solidarity and visibility empower women.”

* “Structural change requires persistent effort.”

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Love and Unity

01:02 Facing Hard Truths for Change

03:45 Personal Journey in Gender Equity

13:58 The Importance of Community and Support

15:40 Overview of ELAM Program

19:39 Success Stories and Cultural Shifts

34:34 Challenges and Backsliding in Gender Equity

38:05 The Importance of Gender Equity in Organizations

39:59 Intersectionality and Its Challenges

42:22 The Rising Violence Against Women

44:25 Generational Perspectives on Gender Issues

46:36 Taking Small Actions for Change

53:17 The Role of Sponsorship and Allyship

56:47 Iceland: A Model for Gender Equity

58:50 Navigating Backlash and Systemic Change

Our Theme Music is “I Love it,” by Luke Concannon www.lukeconcannon.com

Join us for one of our upcoming Be Honest Live Streamed Conversations!

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Tuesday, May 26th 2026 7:00-8:30 pm EasternLGBTQIA Identity: Love, Gender, Marriage & SexualityFeaturing Rev. Colin Amato, Tirah Keal & Alex GayheartCo-Sponsored by The Rainbow Church

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