Report of the Women's Unit
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- Date
- 1980 June
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Type
- Act 22
- Mover
- Mr. D.G. Irvine
- Seconder
- Mrs. L. Cochran
- Prologue
- Moved by: Mrs. D. Church
- Seconded by: Mrs. E. Bains
- That this Synod encourage the appointment of more women to senior staff positions in national and diocesan offices.
- Text of motion
- That all the words following "encourage" be deleted and be replaced with the words "affirmative action to ensure more rapid progress toward sexual equality of opportunity in filling senior positions at the national and diocesan levels of the Church." CARRIED
- The motion now reads:
- That this Synod encourage affirmative action to ensure more rapid progress toward sexual equality of opportunity in filling senior positions at the national and diocesan levels of the Church.
- The motion, as amended, was put and CARRIED ACT 22
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada - Employees
- Women in the Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada - Personnel management
- Man-woman relationships
- Gender parity - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Sexism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada