Sent this letter off today to Rhema FM - radio station in Newcastle. Should be self-explanatory.


I’m an occasional listener to Rhema FM. Usually when I’m driving in my car I’ll flick across. I enjoy your music and the Bible verses – they help to keep me focused on what’s really important.

I was driving up to Newcastle yesterday (Monday 20th April) at about 9:15am and put on Rhema and there were two middle aged white men (I’m assuming they were middle aged white men but am happy to be corrected on that) talking about what it means to be a woman today. Even writing that, it seems a bit ridiculous! I almost choked on my chewing gum when one of the men was asked what true Biblical femininity is. How would he know? How can he be qualified to answer that? Imagine the ludicrousness if there were two women chatting about what ‘true Biblical masculinity’ is.

I felt angry and upset when the interviewee was claiming that women might be achieving in the secular world but they are not happy. Do we question whether a man is happy if he achieves in the secular world? Never! Women’s lives are very complex – sometimes there are circumstances beyond their control that make them have to act in a way that is not like the hallowed ‘New Eve’. Furthermore, your interviewee made a blanket judgement about ‘feminist’ women without qualifying or defining what a ‘feminist’ is. Is being a feminist being in control of your life, being in control of your finances, bringing up your family to the best of your ability, acknowledging God’s hand along the way? I can’t see anything ‘feminist’ about that. It’s called being a woman in the 21st century.

I have noticed on your website that your board of directors are all men. Perhaps you should invite a woman on to your board to give your station some balance of opinion or better still, if your station is going to discuss what it means to be a woman it might be an idea to interview a woman.

By the way, I am a high school teacher, am happily married and we have two school-aged children.

I look forward to your opinion on this.

Best wishes,

Sara Donald