| Resolution Number: | 1985-C023 |
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| Title: | Eradicate Institutional Sexism and Pursue Affirmative Action |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That a paramount goal of the Episcopal Church be to search out and eradicate all forms of institutional sexism from its structures and constituencies, and to pursue a course of affirmative action in calling qualified lay and clergy women for positions on Church-related staffs as they become open.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 133. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(C023)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That a paramount goal of the Episcopal Church be to search out and eradicate all forms of institutional sexism from its structures and constituencies, and to pursue a course of affirmative action in calling qualified lay and clergy women for positions on Church-related staffs as they become open.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #26)
House of Bishops
The following message was received from the House of Deputies:
HD Message #26: C023 (Institutional Sexism).
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #42)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 9.
| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention calls the Church to eradicate institutional sexism and to pursue a course of affirmative action through hiring women. |
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