Input is requested from members of The Episcopal Church for a questionnaire
that will form the foundation of the church's presence and
participation at the 2014 United Nations Commission on the Status of
Women (UNCSW) meeting, March 10-21, 2014. The priority theme for the
2014 UNCSW is "Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for women and girls.
The questionnaire was prepared jointly by Ecumenical Women with input from The Episcopal Church and other faith denominations.
The questionnaire can be completed either by individuals or by a group,
even though it is marked as "individual." No name is required;
demographic information is limited to the location of the respondent and
gender. Deadline to participate in the survey is September 20. Data
from the questionnaires will be submitted automatically to the
Episcopal Church and Ecumenical Women upon submission. From the answers,
advocacy priorities will be formulated and a joint written statement
prepared to be submitted to UNCSW for the 2014 event.
"Ecumenical Women
invite all to participate in deciding on its advocacy priorities,"
explained Lynnaia Main, Episcopal Church Officer for Global Relations.
"The questionnaire can be answered by anyone affiliated with The
Episcopal Church. Answers will be gathered and posted to Ecumenical
Women's website, and will be considered in forming Ecumenical Women's
advocacy priorities at the UNCSW in 2014. It will also be used to
provide grassroots input into The Episcopal Church's advocacy process
and create stories on MDGs and advocacy."
For more information contact Lynnaia Main, Episcopal Church Officer for Global Relations, lmain@epsicopalchurch.org.
