Shifting Understanding of Partnership in LDS Marriages

Discussions about women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the LDS church or Mormon church, often revolve around one question: Will they ever be ordained? Latter-day Saint women may serve as leaders of women's or children's organizations, but power in the church remains firmly in the hands of men. In my research on Mormonism and gender, however, I've studied how women's status and leadership have noticeably increased within Latter-day Saint families since the 1980s.