I saw this blurb-size story in Catholic World News this morning, headed Women one-sixth of Vatican workforce.
Vatican, Jun. 25, 2007 (CWNews.com) - About one of every six workers at the Vatican is female.
Father Sandro Bianchini of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See announced that roughly 600 Vatican employees, 16% of the Vatican workforce, are women.
Seemed kind of deadpan. So I found some context.
According to the UN’s Statistical Yearbook of the Economic Commission for Europe 2003 publication, the Italian workforce (as of 2001) is 38.9% female.
According to the UN’s Statistical Yearbook of the Economic Commission for Europe 2003 publication, the Italian workforce (as of 2001) is 38.9% female.
Comparing 16 to 38.9 we see that the Vatican hires women at a rate less than half that of the average Italian employer.
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Is the Good Jesuit, Bad Jesuit site down for good? Are you still able to access it?
Hola, I keep getting "page not found" when I try to access GJBJ. Spooky.
Maybe we got banned from it...very spoooooky...
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