International Anglican Women's Network - News

Mieko Nishimaki reports from Fukushima nuclear disaster zone

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:13:00 --0100

On 11 March 2011, the earthquake of magnitude 9 occurred off the Pacific coast of Tohoku in Japan. This earthquake triggered powerful tsunami waves that reached heights of up to 40m and brought catastrophic disaster to the Pacific coast of the Eastern Japan. [More]

Statement from Anglican Delegates to the 56th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:28:00 --0100

“The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges” was this year’s priority theme. [More]

Ecumenical Women's Forum in the Philippines celebrates International Women's Day

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:28:00 --0100

The Ecumenical Women's Forum (EWF), an association of 11 church women’s organizations in the Philippines, of which Women of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines is an active and founding member, expressed its solidarity with all women in the world in celebrating International Women Day on 8 March in Quezon City. [More]

Ayra Inderyas, Secretary of the Women Desk of the Diocese of Lahore, refelects on the past year

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:47:00 --0100

Ayra Inderyas, Secretary of the Women Desk of the Diocese of Lahore, Church of Pakistan, reflects on the past year.

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Anglicans everywhere can take a lead in ending gender violence and caring for the survivors

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:23:00 --0100

At the beginning of the annual Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, the Revd Terrie Robinson said that churches across the Anglican Communion are uniquely placed to challenge and change how society thinks about gender-based violence. [More]

Lahore Diocese Bible study on women and theology

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:41:00 --0100

A two-year Bible Study course for women offered by the Women Desk of Lahore Diocese, Church of Pakistan, together with the Catholic organisation Maktaba Anaweem has recently concluded with the awarding of Certificates. [More]

Church of Southern Africa to join campaign to end violence against women, children

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:34:00 --0100

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa will next week officially join an international campaign to end violence against women and girls known as the White Ribbon Pledge campaign. [More]

Congo's victims of war, disease find solace and healing in Anglican church

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:28:00 --0100

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori meets survivors of war, sexual violence and disease in the dioceses of Bukavu, North Kivu and Boga in the Anglican Church of Congo. [More]

Gender sensitization workshop in the Diocese of Popondota:

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:38:00 --0100

Vongai Mkaronda reports,

Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea

Introduction:

On 8 June 2011 a gender sensitisation workshop was conducted at CTC (Christian Training Centre) for the Ifane Mission District of Popondota Diocese in the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea (ACPNG). The workshop was attended by 35 community and chapel leaders from the 10 chapels and communities that make up the Ifane Mission District. Among these were 8 youths (2 male and 6 female), 6 men and 22 women. Included in these figures were members of the religious societies. Also present were 27 other interested observers. [More]

Woman ordained priest in the Episcopal Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:03:00 --0100

The Rev. Catherine Dawkins made history in early June when she became the first woman to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East during a service at St. Christopher's Cathedral in Manama, Bahrain. [More]

Caroline Christie, Diocese of Newark, presents the Girls Statement at CSW55

Wed, 25 May 2011 12:16:00 --0100

On Friday 25 February, 17-yr-old Caroline Christie of the Diocese of Newark presented the Statement from Girl Delegates to the UN’s 55th Commission on the Status of Women.

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Womens Conference in Diocese of Dhaka

Sat, 14 May 2011 11:48:00 --0100

“Mary Magdalene went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord” – Women’s Conference in Diocese of Dhaka. [More]

Mme Mugisa Isingoma addresses the launch of Tearfund's report 'Silent No More'

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:38:00 --0100

Address given by Mugisa Isingoma, UFPPS convener, to the launch event of Tearfund’s report ‘Silent No More: The untapped potential of the church in addressing sexual violence’ at Lambeth Palace, London, on 21 March 2011 [More]

Faith leaders and international aid agencies stand with the church against sexual violence

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:12:00 --0100

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, this week welcomed senior church leaders and international development agencies at Lambeth Palace to pledge that the church will play a part in ending sexual violence and to launch a Tearfund report 'Silent No More'. [More]

Income trends for female clergy mirror US averages

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:25:00 --0100

According to two recent research studies, the pay disparity between male and female clergy in the Episcopal Church mirrors the rest of the United States. The studies are reported in ‘’Women in America’, a statistical portrait released 1 March by the White House, and ‘Called to Serve’, a Church Pension Fund study of clergy women and their families released in January. [More]