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It examines historical factors behind this gap, including cultural suspicion tied to Ignatius of Loyola’s interactions with women and the 16th-century norms separating education for boys and girls. Against a broader backdrop of later Jesuit/lay partnership, it discusses figures and roles of women as patrons, pupils, partners, and spiritual directors, and relates these dynamics to the Spiritual Exercises and leadership 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danger of falling victim toprostitution,and provided shelter for female victims ofunhappy marriages.Ignatius was kind,understanding andactive on behalf of women,and received their support inreturn.His compagnia invited women to join them,some-times even entrusting them with responsible positions,albeit within the constraints of propriety common to 16th-century culture.One striking exception,however,was thefield of education.In this ministry,which would come tocharacterize the new Society,women played no role.Against such a background,we can understand more easilywhy there are so few women in positions of leadership inJesuit educational institutions today.  \nHE YEAR IS 1522,just outside the town of Manresain northeastern Spain.A pilgrim clothed in sack-cloth seeks the assistance of a well-dressedwoman of wealthy background.Arrested by thesingular conviction yet warmth in his eyes,Inés Pascualoffers the pilgrim food,lodging and compassion.Her offerleads to a friendship that will stretch over time and distanceto support not only the man,Inigo de Loyola,but his futurecompanions.So begins the story of the first benefactor andfriend of the Society of Jesus.  \nCurrently in the field of Jesuit education,a Jesuit/laypartnership has become a new paradigm for schools anduniversities in the Western world.A relatively new phe-nomenon,it is a partnership anticipated by the SecondVatican Council,welcomed by most Jesuits since that timeand explicitly affirmed by the general congregations of theSociety of Jesus held in 1983 and 1995.  \n## A Cautious Approach\n\nThere are at least two historical reasons for the absence ofwomen in the early history of Jesuit education.First,Ignatius the pilgrim seems to have generated both admira-tion and slander wherever he went.The fact that womenwere attracted to him was often the occasion for this mixedreaction.The same curse that undermines many radicalinitiatives today—poisonous tongues and gossip—fol-lowed Ignatius on his journey.He learned the price exact-ed in a basically medieval culture for mingling too easily infemale circles.Ignatius had to defend himself,his ortho-doxy and his nascent Society against many ill-foundedaccusations throughout his life.Although he accepted sus-picion and resentment as an inevitable reaction to any kindof radical reform,even a reform modeled on the life ofChrist,the waste of time spent in ecclesial wrangling lefthim wary of situations that could spark such suspicion,aconcern that was to greatly influence his formal dealingswith women.  \nThe extent to which this Jesuit/lay partnershipdepends on a partnership with women goes back to theearliest days of the Jesuit order.Although intimatelyinvolved in the formation of the fledgling Society of Jesussince the 1520s,women,for particular historical reasons,were not associated with the Jesuit ministry of educationin its origins.Today,however,women participate in Jesuiteducation not only as students and teachers but increas-ingly in designated positions of leadership.A review of thehistory of why women played such an important role inthe origins of the Society of Jesus and yet were conspicu-ously absent in Jesuit education may be instructive for thechallenges of today.  \nlgnatius and Women  \nFor someone who has been perceived so often as a “man'ssaint,”Ignatius was very much influenced by women.Despite the early death of his mother,women playedprominent roles throughout his life.From his foster moth-er María Garín to the Infanta Juana of Spain,women pro-moted his interests,introduced him to influential peopleand recommended him for important positions.In turn,he  \nSecond,Ignatius'refusal to allow women a role in edu-cation corresponded to the cultural norms of 16th-centuryEurope.When formal education did occur,boys weretaught by men,and girls by women.Such norms","cbCaij9hLFgSCb3L","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij9hLFgSCb3L","pdf",4802802,"English","# Partners in Ministry\n## A Cautious Approach\n## 'A Taste for Divine 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