Publisher's Synopsis
Women have struggled with resistance for generations. The resistance comes when women step outside of their defined gender roles as wives, mothers, caregivers and forget their dreams and aspirations. This resistance is twice as much for black, brown, and indigenous women. They are often relegated to service roles, devoid of leadership, limited visibility, and voiceless. Most women born to parents from the Silent and Baby Boomer generations were deflected from male-dominant careers, like military, truck drivers, plumbers, electricians, STEM, and Ministry. Those roles were reserved for men, as they were the breadwinner of the household. For most women, stepping into male-dominant careers was necessary without women role models. Therefore, they learned to be emotionally strong, aggressive, strategic, logical, and independent. Women like Lettie Ar-Rahmaan, are changing these male spaces by pushing back on the statements that "only men can lead," "women are too sensitive," or "this is no place for a woman." Pushing back is necessary as women advance their careers in academia, institutions, politics, and corporations. Today, women are CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, presidents of universities, presidents of nations, bishops, senior pastors, police chiefs, generals, governors, mayors, and more. Several women made sacrifices and refused to be devalued to achieve their dreams as they struggled to be seen, heard, and trusted. Ar-Rahmaan is one of those women who struggled as a gifted STEM woman God called into the pulpit ministry. She navigated two male-dominant professions. She still encounters some men and women who dislike women that advances in male-dominant careers. Ar-Rahmaan's story is told from the lenses of a black woman in the United States of America. People made choices for and about her based on their presuppositions. Yet, she boldly entered into spaces with her natural talent and discernment to be seen and heard at the table.
