Realizing the Human Resource Potential of Female Clergy Following 40 Years of Ordination to the Priesthood in the Anglican Church of Canada

Abstract

Only in the last 40 years have women been admitted to the priesthood of the Anglican Church of Canada. This study documents the history and the process that made this possible by examining what had happened in the rest of the Anglican Communion (mostly notably Great Britain and the United States), other denominations, and in the secular environment in Canada. The study documents what has transpired in the last 40 years showing that, while great strides have been made, more still needs to be accomplished