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Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Now Formal In England



THE Church of England has formally adopted a legislation which means its first female bishops could be ordained next year.
BBC reports that the amendment was passed with a show of hands at the general synod.
The first women priests were ordained in 1994, but to date they have not been able to take on the Church's most senior roles.
Divisions remain between Anglicans who feel it is consistent with their faith and traditionalists who disagree.

The general synod voted to back plans for female bishops in July.
A prior move to allow women to stand as bishops was defeated in 2012 by six votes cast by lay members of the general synod, the law-making body of the Church of England.
The vote on Monday at the general synod meeting at Church House in Westminster gave the final seal of approval to the legislation, following its passage through Parliament in October.
Speaking before the vote, BBC Religious Affairs Correspondent Caroline Wyatt said it was "a mainly symbolic stage in this long process but it's clearly an immensely historic and really significant one."
Applications from women had already been considered for the vacancy at Southwell and Nottingham diocese, although no announcements will be made until January 2015.
Gloucester, Oxford and Newcastle also number among the dioceses where new bishops will soon be appointed.

Employment growth being led by women





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The latest Household Labour Force Survey (September 2014) shows the employment growth is being led by women.  Comparing the year to 30 September 2014 with the year before, 83 percent of the employment growth can be attributed to women. There are 33,000 more women employed now than in September 2013. Women’s unemployment has decreased and more women are entering the labour market.
This growth nationally has been primarily driven by women’s employment growth in Canterbury. In the year to September 2014 there are 16,000 more women employed in Canterbury than at the same time last year.
New Zealand now has the fourth-highest female employment rate on record (59.7 percent) and the highest since the December 2008.
New Zealand women equalled their highest labour force participation on record in the September quarter. 
- See more at: http://mwa.govt.nz/news/employment-growth-being-led-women#sthash.721X3p2y.dpuf
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