The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That this 69th General Convention request the Presiding Bishop to appoint a Committee on the Status of Women, which would report to Executive Council. Its responsibilities would include:

-- supporting and advising the Presiding Bishop on matters affecting the participation of women in the Church, including assisting in the identification of women for appointment to various Church bodies;

-- serving as advisory body to the Office of Women in Mission and Ministry;

-- maintaining advocacy for women's ministries, and for the justice issues which particularly affect women; and

-- continuing the monitoring and analysis of patterns of women's participation in the Church; and be it further

Resolved, That the committee be composed of not more than twelve (12) members, appointed by the Presiding Bishop and confirmed by Executive Council, with its members reflecting the diversity of the worshipping community of the Episcopal Church, and including a bishop, priest(s), deacon(s), and lay persons with specific interest in and concern for the participation of women in the mission and ministry of the Church.