Caritas India plans to include women in all decision-making bodies
MUMBAI, India (CNS) -- The Catholic Church's social service and aid organization in India finalized a proposal to include women in all its> decision-making bodies. Caritas India made the proposal during its national assembly in Mumbai in early February The decision still will need to be considered by the standing committee of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency. Women hold about 30 percent of the positions in Caritas India's national governing body. The percentage of women would increase to 50 percent within a year if the proposal is adopted. The proposal also calls for women to constitute at least 25 percent of other bodies, such as finance and appointment committees as well as administrative bodies of diocesan and regional branches. "We need to work toward gender equality in decision-making bodies," said Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes of Gandhinagar, secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India. "We need to respect and give due dignity to women in all fields."Etiketter: Caritas, Indien, kvinnor |
