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More women than men ordained
More women than men were ordained as clergy in the Church of England last year for the first time since the introduction of women priests in 1994. Church statistics showed that 244 of the 478 clergy ordained in 2006 were women and 234 men.Most of the women were ordained to non-stipendiary, or unpaid posts, such as assistant priests, with only 95 ordained to full-time stipendiary, or paid ministry.
Women and the Church, a group campaigning for equal opportunities in the church, welcomed the statistics but said that female clergy risked hitting a "stained-glass ceiling".
Full story at The Guardian.
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