



A Christian learning support worker who was dismissed from her role at a Catholic Girls school has spoken out on her experience and has issued a warning for those with traditional views.
Gozen Soydag who was told her social posting and 'online presence was not in line with the ethos' at St Anne's Catholic School in Enfield, has said there is a greater problem around woke ideology in Britain's traditional institutions.
She issued an alert for those with traditional views and opinions around marriage and love and how those views are no longer valued in society.
Gozen was speaking to GB News National reporter Charlie Peters in the latest installment of Silenced, an exclusive series exploring the stories of those across the country who have been censored for their views.
Explaining her social posts, she said: "Sometimes I'll post questions for discussion to get people thinking. And this particular post was about considering what kind of a wife you want to be if you want to be married.
"And I posted this woman who said, I choose to listen to my husband. I choose to do what he tells me to do, but he loves me. I was asking a question. I never said do as she does. It was more along the lines of what are you willing to do to be the wife that you desire to be?
"I also have a page that helps women heal, learn their value and position, particularly for those that want to be married. So it's helping people through the single season which can be really frustrating. It's very uplifting."
The school claimed her posts could be seen as misogynistic.
Gozen explained that "they saw it as a woman who is submitted to her husband and that this shouldn't be allowed in the 21st century because women are powerful, they're strong. They shouldn't submit. And I guess they perceived it as being a doormat to a man."
While some might consider those views to be quite old fashioned. They are definitely not illegal or forbidden.
Gozen Soydag speaking to GB News National Reporter Charlie Peters
GB News
She said: "I was taken aback, I asked what's wrong with the post? I don't say be a doormat to your husband. I don't say blindly do as someone tells you to do. It's actually a principle based on the Bible from Ephesians V and it's a mutual submission. Submit one to another and this is the the institution of marriage.
"I think my drive for marriage is about building stronger families, because when we have stronger families, we have stronger children, we have stronger contributing members to society and a society is stronger. Our nation becomes stronger."
Gozen explained her concerns for those with traditional viewpoints, she said: "It is a wider problem we have, the statistics on marriage have gone down to less than 50 per cent now. 30 years ago it was up at near 70 per cent. So it's an issue we have. That means more broken families.
"And we all know that we need both parents to stabilise us, to help us grow and learn. And ideally, I know many people do cope without that. But ideally, we want to have a stronger community around us.
Gozen also argued there is less importance and value placed on traditions like marriage, she added: "I do think people don't value marriage like they used to. They don't see the importance of it.
"They see it as a piece of paper. Marriage for me is a is a space where people grow their character. It's a place to not be selfish, and we live in a very selfish society."
Ms Soydag lost her employment tribunal against St Anne's School last month but said she fully intends to appeal the court's decision.
She said: "I want to encourage other people to stand for the truth that they believe in and not let people silence us or make us feel like we need to hide away.
"If anything, it has kind of stirred up a fire in me to shout all that more."
St Anne's Catholic School was contacted for comment but failed to reply.