The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 2022-A062 |
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| Title: | Require Diocesan Plan to Narrow Gender Equity Gaps |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That the 80th General Convention require each Diocese to submit to the 81st General Convention a plan to narrow the gender equity gaps which exist in their Diocese; and be it further
Resolved, That this plan shall be created after careful examination into the composition of diocesan bodies, gender pay equity of both clergy and lay, and the demographics of parish leadership, including any search committees.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), p. 832. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Task Force to Study Sexism in TEC and Develop Anti-Sexism Training |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation, and Safeguarding |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation, and Safeguarding presented its Report #1 on Resolution A062 (Requiring Dioceses to Create a Plan to Narrow Gender Gaps) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A062)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the 80th General Convention require each Diocese to submit to the 81st General Convention a plan to narrow the gender equity gaps which exist in their Diocese; and be it further
Resolved, That this plan shall be created after careful examination into the composition of diocesan bodies, gender pay equity of both clergy and lay, and the demographics of parish leadership, including any search committees.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #45)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation, and Safeguarding presented its Report #10 on HD Message #45 on Resolution A062 (Requiring Dioceses to Create a Plan to Narrow Gender Gaps) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #353)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Report Reference: | Task Force to Study Sexism in TEC and Develop Anti-Sexism Training, Reports to the 80th General Convention, 2022, pp. 1147-1160. |
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| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention requires each Diocese submit to the 81st General Convention a plan to narrow gender equity gaps after careful examination of the composition of diocesan bodies, clergy and lay staff gender pay equity, and demographics of parish leadership. |
| Notes: | Many resolutions concurred by the House of Bishops on Day 3 resulted in two messages being sent to the House of Deputies. The Acts of Convention followed the Journal Editor’s lead in using the second message number as the official message. House of Bishops Message #353 was preceded by House of Bishops Message #287. |