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Episcopal Church Women in the News 05-11-24

Committees hear testimony on additions to the church calendar, proposed hymnal supplement

The calendar, often known as Lesser Feasts and Fasts, is considered part of the Book of Common Prayer

St. Paul’s church readies for May Luncheon fundraiser

The almost 150-year-old tradition is returning to the church this week along with the Episcopal Church Women’s Group annual bake sale. – Columbus, MS

Capitol Hill church looking to build affordable housing units on campus

St. Mark’s Cathedral on Capitol Hill is one of Seattle’s most iconic churches.

General Convention to consider endorsing ‘migration with dignity’ principles

They are among the people Jesus speaks of and they face unjust and evil systems…

St. Peter’s in Morristown to host screening of ‘The Philadelphia Eleven,’ May 18

Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion featuring the Rev. Nancy H. Wittig

Resolution would allow ‘local ecumenical partnerships’ between Episcopal, Presbyterian churches

The new proposal would allow for what is called a “limited, orderly exchange of ministers.”

Eastern Orthodox Church ordains Zimbabwean woman as its first deaconess

For years, debates over the ordination of deaconesses have divided Orthodox Christians worldwide.

Navajoland Episcopalians one step closer to becoming a missionary diocese

Last week, testimonials were given in support of Resolution C009, including one from the Rev. Leon Sampson

Spring Meeting of Province III Executive Committee May 5-6

The committee reviewed comprehensive Triennial overview and the meeting of the ECW national board.

They also had the opportunity to view an excellent documentary on the “Philadelphia 11,” with discussion led by Bishop Marianne Budde, Diocese of Washington, and hear the President of the House of Deputies, Julia Ayana Harris, during a concurrent session with the Province III Synod. Very productive meeting—See you in June! Dr. Renèe Escoffery Torres

“Revealing Faith: Women’s Voices Heard,” on the diocesan YouTube channel

Join us as we explore the diverse experiences, wisdom, and insights of Episcopal women from across our diocese. They offer unique perspectives on spirituality, leadership, and service. Each week, we delve into compelling stories that challenge conventions and inspire hope, reminding us that the strength of our community lies in the richness of its voices.

This series is more than just a collection of videos; it celebrates faith and hope in the Episcopal Church and beyond. Beginning June 7th

If you want to participate and share your story, please contact Canon Alexis Guszick.

Scarf Project from the women of the Episcopal Churches in the state of Wisconsin – Update

They collected 11 ditty bags, 12 hats, 13 sets of hat and scarf, 344 scarves, Total items were 380

These items came from 55 parishes across the State of Wisconsin. Thanks to all who contributed – it was an astounding, colorful, chaotic table with many smiles

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United Methodists strike down ban on ordination of gay clergy

Still to be voted on is a larger measure to remove from the rule book, called the Book of Discipline, a 1972 addition that says homosexuality is “incompatible with Christian teaching.”

As pro-Palestinian protests continue on college campuses, Episcopal chaplains, churches offer support to protesters

The protesters are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

Israeli-Palestinian conflict dominates General Convention International Policy committees’ hearings

“Peace after a ceasefire will only be achieved when both Israelis and Palestinians have equal rights, freedoms and self-determination.”

Navajoland on a Glide Path to Self-Determination

Witnesses from both Navajoland and the broader church gave ringing endorsements to the resolution.

Methodists Approve Full Communion with Episcopal Church

The Episcopal Church has a long history of seriously pursuing unions with other American Protestant churches

Church’s ‘A Closer Look’ on immigration series addresses LGBTIQ+ migration issues

“LGBTQIA2S+” stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and the “+” symbol represents…

Faith: Children, like religious pilgrimage, open our eyes

We are all pilgrims in this life.

Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America’s Black Church

Throughout its long history, the Black Church in America has – for the most part – been a patriarchal institution.

Wisconsin’s Diocese of Fond du Lac receives $7.9 million gift from the Sisterhood of the Holy Nativity

As fewer women were entering religious orders in the latter part of the 20th century, the order stopped accepting novices in the early 2000s.

Hometown podcast features interviews with people resettled to the U.S. as refugees

episodes include advocacy and policy updates on a wide variety of issues, webinar recordings, and opportunities to get involved in the ministry

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The Union of Black Episcopalians is proud to present our 56^th Annual Business Meeting and Conference (ABMC), which is scheduled for June 18-21, 2024, at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Our Exhibitor area is designated as a marketplace and educational center for our conference attendees from around the world.

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Episcopal Church Women2024-05-03T15:38:39+00:00May 3rd, 2024|

Faith: Creation Care returns us to the original Earth Day

Caring for the Earth is not new to religions.

New head of Mt. Airy church has come a long way

“It was so remote that we had no electricity or running water,” said Rev. Tanya Regli – Mt. Airy, PA

Harnessing the Power of Interfaith Collaboration to Reduce Gender-Based Violence Against Women and Girls in Libera

One young woman spoke about how she had been a child bride at twelve or thirteen.

Episcopal bishop of Mass. apologized for removing female priest’s collar during Easter Vigil at Boston cathedral

“It was a devastating and demeaning act…” – Boston, MA

Navajoland seeks to become missionary diocese in resolution proposed to 81st General Convention

The Episcopal Church’s ministry on the 27,000-square-mile Navajo reservation dates back more than a century

Musician Turned to God in Her Grief

Leila Way is a songwriter in residence at Resurrection South Austin, a church of the Diocese of Texas

Faith communities come together to learn about mental health and mental illness

“I think there’s a staggering amount of people in our community, in all communities, that their only companion right now is that darkness.”

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Episcopal Church Women2024-04-26T13:15:58+00:00April 26th, 2024|

Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe nominated by petition for election as presiding bishop

The election will take place on June 26 during The Episcopal Church’s triennial General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.

Executive Council welcomes back presiding bishop, as outgoing members prepare to say goodbye

House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris welcomed Curry back with “joy and gratitude” in her opening remarks. “Your presence among us has been missed,” she said

Historic Cincinnati church honored with road renaming

A section of Reading Road was honorarily named for the Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church. – Bond Hill, OH

Religious Landscape Study – Pew Research Findings

Is it true that less than 75% of Episcopalians attend church?

Blackwell: GreenGrace team seeks to build a modern-day ark

Green Grounds focuses on projects that create a “calming sanctuary and respite not just for people, but also birds, pollinators and all possible urban wildlife.” – Chattanooga, TN

Episcopal Church’s presiding officers sign documents to create Coalition for Racial Equity and Justice

Ayala Harris called it “a historic step forward in our church’s ongoing work to dismantle systemic racism and build a more just and equitable future for all God’s children.”

Bishop Budde on Courage in Decisive Moments

Budde rightly notes that “we learn from the courage of others.”

Founder of women’s support network visits OKC’s new Magdalene House: ‘Love is the sole force for change’

The new social enterprise was founded by the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma

An Unknown History of Central Park: The Story of Hettie Anderson and the Sherman Monument

Hettie Anderson, an African-American woman whose legacy has been largely overlooked.

Social Justice & US Policy committees hear testimony on gun violence, homelessness, religious nationalism, pacifism and just war

Forty-six people attended the virtual hearing of the House of Bishops’ and House of Deputies’ committees.

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Episcopal Church Women2024-04-19T16:04:56+00:00April 19th, 2024|

Testimony on range of constitutional, canonical proposals includes support for changes relating to marriage equality

“The Holy Spirit was at work in our open and gracious conversations.”

Give us your date

Do you know what percent of parishes in your diocese have, on average, more than 100 people at Sunday worship?

Episcopal Church’s African Descent Ministries hosts 2024 International Black Clergy Conference in Baltimore

“We’re seeing our churches close. We don’t have enough priests to prepare, and we have gentrification going on all over the country, and of course in the church,”

Traditional view of marriage could make a comeback at the US General Convention

The US Episcopal Church has been presented with proposals to protect clerics who hold the view that marriage is intended to be a covenant made only between a man and a woman.

TikTok Turns to Nuns, Veterans and Ranchers in Marketing Blitz

In a TV commercial, Sister Monica Clare, a nun in northern New Jersey, walks through a church…

Proposals take aim at church health plan inequities that left those in Navajoland uninsured

At the root of the challenges to health equity are policies adopted by past General Conventions that limit the Church Pension Group’s ability to adjust insurance rates based on regional variations

Task force’s resolutions affirm ‘big tent’ church despite lingering same-sex marriage divisions

Same-sex blessings and marriage rites have been among the most hotly contested issues at the past several meeting of General Convention.

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Episcopal Church Women2024-04-12T18:37:20+00:00April 12th, 2024|

Cuando cada Oración no comienza con el “Padre Nuestro” o culmina con “Amen”

A veces la oración es la vía a la respuesta.

A veces la oración es la llave que se usa para liberar la respuesta.

A veces es el candado que se abre para recibir la respuesta.

A veces es nuestro asombro y ofertorio en contestación a la respuesta.

Pero sin menoscabo alguno, en todas las cosas y siempre, la oración es la respuesta.

“Yo oro porque no lo puedo evitar. Yo oro porque estoy desahuciado. Yo oro porque la necesidad de hacerlo se desborda fuera de mi todo el tiempo, caminando y durmiendo. No cambia a Dios. Me cambia a mí.”

―C. S. Lewis

Como C. S. Lewis, oro porque no puedo evitarlo. Oro porque hay una necesidad en mí de hacerlo. Ya sea para hacer una petición o intercesión, ofrecer contrición o acción de gracias, buscar guía divina o protección, o simplemente expresar mi total dependencia de Dios, ya sea en la congoja o celebración, mi alma clama, con o sin palabras.

Después de años de tratar de encontrar la fórmula correcta, las palabras correctas, la forma correcta de rezar y de atribuir resultados no deseados a mi fracaso en “hacerlo bien”, me he dado cuenta de que el poder de la oración no es tanto el resultado de las palabras que proferimos cuando oramos si no la actitud con la que oramos. Se trata de nuestra total confianza en Aquel a quien oramos. “Sin fe es imposible agradar a Dios”, nos dice hebreos 11:6. “Para cualquiera que quiera acercarse a Dios, primero debe creer que Dios existe y que recompensa a quienes lo buscan sinceramente”. Las palabras ya Dios las conoce: “Antes que una palabra esté en mi lengua, tú, Señor, la conoces plenamente (Salmo 139:4)”.

Creo que a Dios le importa más lo que dicen nuestros corazones que nuestras palabras, cuando rezamos. Así que nunca dejes de rezar porque no sabes que decir. Incluso en el silencio, Dios escuchará lo que el corazón tiene que decir. A veces las palabras pueden incluso interponerse o estorbar.

Con el pasar de los años, he escrito algunas de mis ideas y observaciones sobre la oración, que compartiré aquí en el resto de este artículo, pero no con la intención de asesorar, instruir o recomendar prácticas para la oración. Mi deseo es simplemente compartir estas ideas con la esperanza de que puedan ampliar sus maneras de abordar la oración, lo cual tal vez de alguna manera pueda ayudar a enriquecer su vida de oración.

La oración es como volver a tu amado…aquel que te ama y te espera…con júbilo…no algo hecho por deber u obligación…sino con alegría y anhelo…con ansias de disfrutar de la compañía una vez más…. A veces es un regreso muy esperado…a veces ese regreso se hace desde una distancia mucho mayor….a veces cargando una cruz más pesada que en tiempos anteriores…pero sabiendo…empero…que Tu amado…Aquel que es el amante y cuidador de tu alma…Aquel que te adora y adora y es digno de ser adorado…estará allí para darte la bienvenida…se deleitará en escuchar tu voz y hablarle a tu corazón…de profundidad a profundidad…estando allí en tu presencia…recibiendo tu alabanza y petición…proporcionándote descanso…y refrigerio…haciendo que todas las cosas estén bien y sean renovadas…una vez más…solo para ti. Sí, la oración, en su máxima expresión… es como pasar tiempo con tu amado… ¡amando y siendo amado en reciprocidad!

Señor, te doy gracias porque no importa qué, cómo o cuándo oro, Tú escuchas… que la ausencia de palabras no es una barrera para Ti.… que puedes discernir con la misma facilidad los susurros, los suspiros e incluso el silencio cuando dibujo. cerca de ti. Señor, te doy gracias porque en Tu misericordia escuchas mi oración y respondes al clamor de mi corazón.

Manteniéndonos recargados

Vivimos en un mundo impulsado por la tecnología, lleno de dispositivos que ayudan a satisfacer nuestras necesidades o satisfacer algún deseo. Dependemos de estos dispositivos para que nos den direcciones, administren nuestros horarios y nos mantengan conectados. Sin embargo, desde el primer clic de la mañana y con cada clic o golpe posterior, su suministro de energía se va agotando. Necesitan recargarse constantemente para funcionar según lo diseñado.

Para mantenerlos operativos, tenemos cargadores en nuestras casas, en nuestros automóviles, en nuestros bolsillos o carteras. Nos volvemos frenéticos y frustrados cuando no podemos encontrar uno o cuando la batería se está agotando. Tememos perder el poder. La oración es como esos cargadores. Nos permite acceso inmediato a Dios, nuestra principal fuente de poder. La oración nos mantiene cargados y conectados. Nos da poder para seguir andando.

Ora. Sin cesar. Te ayudara a evitar un corte de energía.

Solo ora

¿Acaso la preocupación te abruma sobre el que dirás?

¿Cuándo lo único que quiere Dios de nosotros es que simplemente oremos?

Ven ante la presencia de Dios

Pasa tiempo con El, que nos escuche

Ven a El

No importa el lugar, el tiempo del día

O lo manera.

Solo ora.

Cielos azules o grisáceos

Ora de cualquier forma.

Si las palabras no salen perfectamente

Eso está bien

¿Qué es la perfección de cualquier manera?

No te preocupes por la postura o la posición al hacerlo

arrodillados, parados o postrados

Tu opción es orar sin que importe nada.

Dios es escuchando lo que tu corazón quiere decir

Sin importar las circunstancias que rodeen tu vida

Dios siempre está cerca cuando oras

Solo ora.

Elementos adicionales a petición:

Kathy Culmer es autora, educadora cristiana, narradora profesional, oradora, maestra y líder de retiros. Se graduó de Spelman College, la Universidad del Sur de Florida y el United Theological Seminary (Seminario Teologal Unido) con un Doctorado en Ministerio especializado en Narración Bíblica.

Episcopal Church Women2024-04-09T16:34:41+00:00April 9th, 2024|

When Every Prayer Doesn’t Begin with “Our Father” or End with “Amen”

Sometimes prayer is the way to the answer.

Sometimes prayer is the key that is turned to release the answer.

Sometimes it is the lock that is opened to receive the answer.

Sometimes it is our awe and offering in response to the answer.

But no matter what, in all things and always, prayer is the answer.

“I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God. It changes me.”

―C. S. Lewis

Like C. S. Lewis, I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because there is a need in me to do so. Whether to make a petition or intercession, offer contrition or thanksgiving, seek direction or protection, or to express my utter dependence on God, whether in sorrow or celebration, my soul cries out—with or without the words.

After years of trying to find the right formula, the right words, the right way to pray, and attributing undesired outcomes to my failure to “get it right,” I have realized that the power of prayer isn’t nearly as much the result of words we speak when we pray as it is about the attitude with which we pray. It is about our complete trust and confidence in the One to whom we are praying. “Without faith it is impossible to please God,” Hebrews 11:6 tells us. “For anyone who wants to come to God must first believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.” The words God already knows: “Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely (Psalm 139:4).”

I think God cares more about what our hearts are saying than our words, when we’re praying. So never fail to pray because you don’t know the words to say. Even in the silence, God will hear what the heart has to say. Sometimes the words can even get in the way.

Over the years, I have written some of my insights and observations on prayer, which I will share here in the remainder of this article, but not with the intent to advise, instruct or in any way recommend practices for prayer. My desire is simply to share these insights in hopes that they might broaden your perspectives on prayer, perhaps in ways that may somehow help to enrich your prayer life.

Prayer is like a return to your beloved…one who loves you and awaits you…with joy…not a thing done out of duty or obligation…but with joy and anticipation…with eagerness to share company once more…. Sometimes it is a long awaited return…sometimes returning from a greater distance….sometimes carrying a heavier weight…but knowing…nonetheless…that Your beloved…the One who is the lover and caretaker of your soul…the One who adores you and adores being adored…will be there to welcome you…delights in hearing your voice and speaking to your heart…deep to deep…being in your presence…receiving your praise and petition…providing you rest…and refreshment…making all things well and new…once more…for you. Yes, prayer, at its best…is like spending time with your beloved…loving and being loved!

Even when the utterance of my heart cannot be articulated by tongue and lips to form a single word…or cannot by the human ear be audibly heard…perhaps not even my own…my heart still speaks…in a language that You, O Lord, alone can hear and discern.

Lord, I Thank You that no matter what or how or when I pray, You hear…that the absence of words is no barrier to You…that You can just as easily discern whispers, sighs and even silence when I draw near…to You. Lord, I thank You that in Your mercy, You hear my prayer and answer my heart’s cry.

Staying Charged

We live in a technology-driven world, full of devices to help meet our needs or satisfy some desire. We rely on these devices to give us directions, manage our schedules and keep us connected. From the first click of the morning, however, and with each subsequent click or stroke, their energy supply is being depleted. They constantly need recharging to function as designed.

To keep them operational, we have chargers in our homes, our cars, in our pockets or purses. We become frantic and frustrated when one can’t be found, or when the battery is running low. We fear losing power. Prayer is like those chargers. It allows us immediate access to God, our ultimate power source. Prayer keeps us charged and connected. It gives us power to keep running.

Pray. Without ceasing. It will help you avoid a power outage.

Just Pray

Could it be we worry too much about what we will say,

When all God wants us to do is just pray?

Come into God’s presence

Spend some time, have our say

Come to Him

No matter the place, the time of day

Or the way.

Just pray.

Blue skies or gray

Pray anyway.

If the words are not perfect

That’s okay

What’s perfect anyway?

Don’t worry about posture or position

Kneeling, upright or prostrate lay

Your choice to pray any way.

God is listening for what your heart has to say

Whatever circumstance in life comes your way

God is never farther than a prayer away

Just pray.

Kathy Culmer is an author, Christian educator, professional storyteller, speaker, teacher and retreat leader.

She is author of the 2020 story series for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas: “Moving Forward in Truth: The African American Experience of Episcopalians in the Diocese of Texas.”

Episcopal Church Women2024-04-09T16:30:49+00:00April 9th, 2024|

St Thomas and the Abbey – Grant

St Thomas Grant The Rev. Josiah Rengers
2870 Acton Rd.,
Birmingham, Al

Dear Reverand Rengers:

Thank you for your recent request for a National ECW Board Universal grant for $5,000.00 to help the collaborative outreach ministry between Saint Thomas and the Abbey.

We are honored to fund this Grant because it will be helping a worshipping community in the inner city of Birmingham, Alabama. Please make sure that you file a written report to the NECW on how the funds were used and how the purpose/objective was achieved and evaluated.

Again, congratulations and we look forward to hearing from you.

God bless,

Annie Kate Jacobs, Chairperson

NECW Social Justice

Episcopal Church Women2024-04-09T16:22:59+00:00April 9th, 2024|

Montgomery Bus Boycott: Jo Ann Robinson

Excerpt from National Museum of African American History & Culture

Born on April 17, 1912, in Culloden, Georgia, Robinson distinguished herself early as the valedictorian of her high school class, went on to become the first person in her family to graduate from college, and then fulfilled her dream of becoming a teacher.

She taught in the Macon, Georgia, public schools for five years while earning a master’s degree from Atlanta University. She also pursued English studies at Columbia University in New York City. She moved to Montgomery in 1949 to teach at Alabama State College.

In Montgomery, she became active in the Women’s Political Council (WPC), a local civic organization for African American professional women that was dedicated to fostering women’s involvement in civic affairs, increasing voter registration in the city’s black community, and aiding women who were victims of rape of assault.

Soon after arriving in Montgomery, Robinson was verbally attacked by a public bus driver for sitting in the “whites only” section of the bus. When she became the WPC’s president the following year, she made desegregating the city’s buses one of the organization’s top priorities.

The WPC repeatedly complained to the Montgomery city leaders about unfair seating practices and abusive driver conduct. But the group’s concerns were dismissed, leading Robinson to begin laying plans for a bus boycott by the city’s African American community. Following Rosa Park’s arrest in December 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person, Robinson and a few associates jumped into action. They copied tens of thousands of leaflets and distributed them across the city, calling for a one-day boycott.

Following the overwhelming success of the one-day boycott, Montgomery’s black citizens decided to continue the campaign, establishing the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) to organize the effort and electing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the MIA’s president.

Robinson chose not to accept an official MIA position for fear of jeopardizing her job at Alabama State, but she worked behind the scenes as a member of the MIA’s executive board, wrote and edited the MIA weekly newsletter, and volunteered in the carpool system that helped African Americans get to and from work.

In his memoir of the boycott, Stride Toward Freedom, Dr. King said of Robinson, “Apparently indefatigable, she, perhaps more than any other person, was active on every level of the protest.”

Despite Robinson’s efforts to stay out of the limelight, she was among a group of boycott leaders arrested but never tried. She was also targeted with several acts of intimidation. One local police officer threw a stone through her window, and another poured acid on her car. Eventually, Alabama’s governor ordered the state police to guard the homes of Robinson and other boycott leaders.

The boycott continued until December 20, 1956, when the U.S. Supreme Court declared segregated seating on buses unconstitutional.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the first successful protest of segregation in the Deep South, inspiring other nonviolent civil rights protest. It also established Dr. King as a prominent national figure. Robinson was especially proud of the role that women played in boycott’s success, saying:

Women’s leadership was no less important to the development of the Montgomery Bus Boycott than was the male and minister-dominated leadership.

In a 1976 interview, Robinson pointed out, “That boycott was not supported by a few people; it was supported by 52,000 people.”

After the boycott victory Robinson continued to teach at Alabama State until 1960, when she and other faculty supporters of student sit-ins at the college resigned. She went on to teach at Grambling College in Louisiana, then moved to Los Angeles, where she taught in the public school system until her retirement in 1976.

Her memoir, The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It, was published in 1987. In it she expressed her great pride in the boycott’s success. She remained actively involved in her community and in local politics until her death in Los Angeles on August 29, 1992.

Episcopal Church Women2024-04-09T15:57:39+00:00April 9th, 2024|

Los Derechos de las Mujeres Creencias Fundacionales de la Iglesia Unida de Mujeres – Siglas en

Referencias Bíblicas:

En la familia de Cristo no puede haber entre división judíos y No-judíos, esclavos o liberados, hombre o mujer. Entre nosotros todos ustedes son iguales. Es decir, todos estamos en una relación común con Jesucristo. Gálatas 3:28 El Mensaje.

Lo mismo aplica a los esposos: Sed buenos esposos con sus esposas. Deben honrarlas, deleitarse en ellas. Como mujeres ellas carecen de algunas de sus ventajas. Pero en la nueva vida de la Gracia Divina, ustedes están a la par. Traten a sus esposas, entonces, en igualdad de condiciones para que sus plegarias sean eficaces. I Pedro 3:7 El Mensaje

Asunto: Los derechos de las mujeres son derechos humanos, enteramente protegidos en la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas.¹ Las mujeres constituyen la mitad de la población mundial y tienen derecho a todos los derechos humanos en igualdad de condiciones que los hombres. La atención yace aquí en los derechos a: la educación; igualdad en el matrimonio y la vida familiar; un nivel de vida adecuado; acceso a alimentos, agua y saneamiento; empleo; y ocupación.

Razón fundamental:

El Derecho a la Educación:

El derecho a la educación está avalado por la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas² en el Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales, la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño, la Convención sobre la Eliminación de Todas las Formas de Discriminación contra la Mujer y la Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad. Además de exigir la no discriminación en el disfrute del derecho a la educación y la educación primaria universal y gratuita, las normas de derechos humanos también requieren que los Estados aborden los obstáculos particulares que enfrentan las niñas y las mujeres para acceder a la educación al igual que los matrimonios precoces, los embarazos, el trabajo infantil y la violencia aunada a ello. Garantizar la igualdad en la educación exige recursos financieros, así como una sensibilización continua sobre la importancia de la educación de las niñas.

El Derecho a la Igualdad en el Matrimonio y la Vida Familiar

La Convención sobre la Eliminación de Todas las Formas de Discriminación contra la Mujeres³ determina que los Estados partes adopten “todas las medidas apropiadas para eliminar la discriminación contra la mujer en todos los asuntos atinentes al matrimonio y las relaciones familiares”.⁴ El derecho a la igualdad entre hombres y mujeres en el matrimonio y la familia también están reconocidos en varios instrumentos de derechos humanos, incluidos la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos, el Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles y Políticos, la Convención sobre la eliminación de todas las formas de discriminación contra la mujer, la Convención sobre la nacionalidad de la mujer casada y la Convención sobre la nacionalidad de la mujer casada. la Convención sobre el consentimiento para el matrimonio, la edad mínima para contraer matrimonio y el registro del matrimonio. Empero, las mujeres están por detrás de los hombres en el disfrute de los derechos relacionados con la igualdad en el matrimonio y la vida familiar.

El Derecho a un Estándar de Vida Adecuado

El Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales establece el derecho a una alimentación, vestido y vivienda adecuados y a la mejora continua de las condiciones de vida como parte del derecho a un nivel de vida adecuado para uno mismo y su familia.⁵ Los derechos de las mujeres a la propiedad y heredar tierras y propiedades, así como trabajar con un salario digno, incluida la seguridad en la jubilación, están intrínsecamente relacionados al derecho a alcanzar un nivel de vida adecuado. Todos estos derechos están garantizados por el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos, incluido el derecho a disfrutar de estos derechos en igualdad de condiciones con los hombres, sin discriminación.

Comida, Agua, y Saneamiento

Los derechos a la alimentación, el agua y el saneamiento son cruciales para el bienestar, la dignidad y el goce de otros derechos humanos de las mujeres.⁶ La mala nutrición femenina en las primeras etapas de la vida reduce el potencial de aprendizaje y la productividad y aumenta los riesgos atinentes a la salud reproductiva y materna. Esto debilita los intentos de eliminar las desigualdades de género a lo largo de la vida de una mujer, lo que tiene un efecto adverso en cuestiones como el acceso de las mujeres a los recursos. Invertir en la nutrición de las mujeres mejora la capacidad general de desarrollo de un país, teniendo en cuenta el papel que despliegan las mujeres en el hogar con respecto a la producción y preparación de alimentos come el cuidado de los niños.

Empleo y ocupación

La discriminación basada en el género niega a las mujeres el derecho a la igualdad de oportunidades y de trato en materia de empleo y elección de ocupaciones laborales. Numerosos convenios de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo son pertinentes desde el prisma de la igualdad de género, incluidos convenios sobre la promoción del empleo y las condiciones de trabajo, así como sobre las categorías específicas de personas con VIH/SIDA, pueblos indígenas y tribales, trabajadores migrantes y trabajadores domésticos.⁷ El Convenio sobre remuneraciones núm. 100 (1951) buscaba garantizar la igualdad de pago para hombres y mujeres por un trabajo de igual valor.⁸ El Convenio sobre trabajadores con responsabilidades familiares núm. 156 (1981) reconocía que tanto “los trabajadores como las mujeres con responsabilidades en relación con otros miembros de su núcleo familiar cercano que claramente necesiten su cuidado o apoyo” experimentan “posibilidades restringidas de prepararse, ingresar, participar o avanzar en la actividad económica” y pidió el fin de la discriminación de los trabajadores con responsabilidades familiares.⁹ El Convenio sobre la Protección de la Maternidad 183 (2000)¹⁰ pedía la protección en el empleo y la no discriminación de las mujeres que estaban embarazadas o en permiso Postnatal, lo que incluía la protección de la salud de las mujeres embarazadas y lactantes, permiso posnatal adecuado, permiso en caso de enfermedad o complicaciones y garantía del derecho a que una mujer regrese al mismo puesto o a un puesto equivalente al final de su permiso de maternidad.

Posición de CWU:

Como parte del Valor Fundamental de Justicia Social de CWU (Iglesia Unida de Mujeres), que establece: “Trabajamos para una implementación más completa de la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos”, CWU apoya los derechos de las mujeres tal como se reconocen en las numerosas declaraciones citadas anteriormente, incluida La Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas, el Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles y Políticos y la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre la eliminación de todas las formas de discriminación contra la mujer. Se alienta a los miembros del CWU a monitorear la legislación que afecta a las mujeres en todos los niveles de gobierno local, estatal y nacional y a manifestarse en contra de cualquier acción legislativa que discrimine a las mujeres y las familias. También se alienta a los miembros del CWU a colaborar con sus coetáneos en el desarrollo de legislación a nivel de gobierno local, estatal y federal que mejorará la condición de la mujer garantizando así sus derechos. CWU también apoya los esfuerzos de organizaciones que trabajan por los derechos de las mujeres a lo largo del mundo.

1 naciones Unidas, https://www.un.org, ingresada el 10 de agosto de 2023, https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universaldeclaration-of-human-rights

2 Oficina del Alto Comisionado de Derechos Humanos en las Naciones Unidas, ingresada el 10 de Agosto de 2023, https://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/high-commissioner

3 Ibid., https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-elimination-all-formsdiscrimination- against-women

4 Ibid., https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-elimination-all-formsdiscrimination-against-women

5 Ibid., https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-covenant-economic-social-andcultural-rights

6 Ibid., https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2011/10/women-and-girls-and-their-right-sanitation

7 Organización del Trabajo Internacional, ingresada el 10 de agosto de 2023, https://www.ilo.org

8 Ibid., https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C100

9 Ibid., https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C156

10 Ibid., https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C183

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