Excellent paper from Kathleen McPhillips and Tracy McEwan "The Sexual Economies of Clericalism: Women Religious and Gendered Violence in the Catholic Church". Very worth reading! mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/1…

Don't miss this week's podcast with Angela McCarthy who reflects on the theme of gratitude 🙏 Listen here: anchor.fm/awp

On 8 March, we will be co-hosting an event at Vatican Radio Radio Vaticana with @wucwo to promote women’s voices from around the world, including the launch of a report produced by 🇦🇺 University of Newcastle, which has been published online today: nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/m…

Dr Kathleen McPhillips, Senior Lecturer & Dr Tracy McEwan, Academic in School of Humanities, Creative Industries, & Social Science Kath McPhillips & Tracy McEwan led the most extensive global survey of Catholic women ever, which details experiences of women in the church.

Kath McPhillips & Tracy McEwan -  International Survey of Catholic Women: Analysis and Report of Findings (2023) bit.ly/3JvLld7

Our very own Tracy McEwan is spending #InternationalWomensDay in Vatican City, presenting groundbreaking research on the hunger for reform amongst Catholic women around the world. 👏

Good to see coverage of our survey in The Tablet on International Women's Day. Many congratulations to Tracy McEwan, Kath McPhillips and Miriam Pepper on the report published this week. thetablet.co.uk/news/16771/ord…

Today was about bringing women’s voices to the forefront. A great exchange with Pope Francis, followed by an event at Vatican Radio on women’s perspectives & experiences from around the world, and from different religions, organised together with @wucwo. #IWD2023 World Council of Churches (WCC) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺

Tracy McEwan presented our CWS report at the Vatican on #IWD2023. Thanks to the research team, to Australian Ambassador to the Holy See Chiara Porro, and to Voices of Faith for their support. Can the bishops ignore a survey in 8 languages of 17,200 women from around the world?

Tracy McEwan presenting our report Pope Francis. 😀

My latest blog for Go Rebuild My House. Catholic Women Speak Voices of Faith @WomenInTheology Tracy McEwan Kath McPhillips sacredheartuniversity.typepad.com/go_rebuild_my_…

Dr Elissa Roper Tessie Ida James Lisa @BoroniaDavie Selina Hasham Tom Gourlay Norann Voll Patricia Gemmell Sr Nathalie Becquart, xmcj @joshwmgl @VFortun Anila = wind 💨🍃 Justin Glyn SJ Plus BronwynHemsley

"I love my Church, but I wish my Church loved me more." ⛪️ Research by Tracy McEwan, Dr Kath McPhillips and Dr Miriam Pepper (pictured) surveyed Catholic women from 104 countries and found a united desire for change. Read the full story 👉 bit.ly/3EFdgDP

The "International Survey of Catholic Women: Analysis of responses from Australia" is now available. Check out our analysis of Australian responses here: doi.org/10.25817/ESKG-… Kath McPhillips University of Newcastle

Led by Enqi Weng @enqiweng .bsky.social the Australian Association for the Study of Religion exec have written an open letter to the Australian Catholic University VC &Senate about the recent proposed staffing cuts that affect many of our colleagues, esp in studies of religion. Please share and sign. forms.office.com/pages/response…

Thinking of the body, the presentation, the impact of biblical interpretation on women: hear a reflection for the Feast of the Holy Family and be reminded of the dignity of all people. Australianwomenpreach.com.au Thank you Marian Free . Dr Elissa Roper The Good Oil Tessie Ida James

Our researchers Tracy McEwan, Dr Kath McPhillips, and Dr Miriam Pepper are behind the largest global survey of Catholic women in the church’s history. ⛪️ What they found was a hunger for reform as many Catholics are seeking new ways to 'do church'. 👇 newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/st…

Today we heard from women leaders within the Catholic Church, success stories of women’s empowerment in Asia, Latin America & Africa, and how governments & faith-based entities can work better together with & for women. Thanks to all who joined us. #WomenLeaders

The CWS International Survey of Catholic Women found strong support for the ordination of women University of Newcastle Tracy McEwan Kath McPhillips Tina Beattie

As the Synod says NO to women deacons with Holy Orders CWS hears the pain of women called to the diaconate. The CWS International Survey of Catholic Women surveyed 17200 women in 105 countries. Most supported women's ordination to the diaconate. Tina Beattie Tracy McEwan