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Anglican Women

Empowering Each other to Further God's Kingdom

msdonovan{at}msn.com

In February 2006, women from every province of the Anglican Communion gathered in New York for the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Once assembled, they established an organizational structure to perpetuate their gathering and called for an expanded women's presence on all Anglican Communion governing bodies. This article traces the development of the group, showing how a few women used the political structures of the Anglican Communion—the Anglican Observer at the United Nations, the Anglican Consultative Council and the International Anglican Women's Network—to assemble Anglican women. It demonstrates that the experience of meeting together became a source of empowerment for the participants and analyzes the factors contributing to the venture's success so that they might serve as models for the Anglican Communion as it struggles to maintain unity while embracing diversity.

Key Words: Anglican women • women's empowerment • Anglican Communion,UNCSW • international women's movements • women and religion

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