“I sorely wish I could say that there has been great progress for women in the almost 40 years women have been ordained priests, but if the Called to Serve report shows us anything, it’s that we still have a long way to go,” said Cynthia Black, Chair of the Committee on the Status of Women, and a priest in the Diocese of Minnesota.
A group of sociologists of religion have published the results of study of clergy women in the Presbyterian Church that revisits a study done in 1993-1994 to see what is now different in their career and career paths.
God of all creation, no sparrow falls but you take notice, look with compassion upon all who suffer from violence in their homes, in our communities and the world. Open our hearts and awaken our minds to act on behalf of our sisters, that our world might become a haven of peace and safety for all.
This week begins the internationally observed program of activism against gender violence. The Episcopal Church Women (ECW), the Episcopal Women’s Caucus (EWC) and the Anglican Women’s Empowerment (AWE) are all partners in this effort.
One week after a proposal to allow dioceses to individually permit women’s ordination to the priesthood was turned down by the Tenth Synod of the Province of the Southern Cone, the Diocese of Uruguay has voted to seek another jurisdiction with which to share its ministry.
Lueta E. Bailey, a resident of Griffin, Georgia, will be honored by Dr. Bonnie Anderson . . . In 1970, Bailey was one of the first women allowed a seat and a vote at a General Convention.
Women leaders in religious life are emerging in all faiths and denominations according a new book discussed in Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling writes:
On Sept. 18, 2010, the WOC had the first public showing of “Pink Smoke Over the Vatican,” a one-hour documentary on the women priest movement made by Jules Hart for her company, Eyegoddess Films.
“If we don’t measure things or look at the calendar, we have a tendency to let things slide and say, ‘Tomorrow is soon enough,’ or, ‘Eternity is soon enough.’ It’s not. It’s not. We’ve got work to do in this life.”
The Women’s Conference: