Women leading the way to a brighter future

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, women and men from different countries and areas of expertise gathered at the Jesuit General Curia in Rome for the conference, “Women Leaders: Towards a brighter future”. Held on Wednesday, 6 March, the sessions focused on women’s empowerment in the Catholic Church; success stories of how education, economic empowerment and skills development have contributed to women’s empowerment in different parts of the world; and proposals to increase collaboration among faith and government actors. The conference was organized by Caritas Internationalis and the British and Australian Embassies to the Holy See, and moderated by Giulia Isabel Cirillo, Advocacy Coordinator of the International Union of Superiors General (uisg). To open the conference, Fr Arturo Sosa Abascal sj, Superior General of the ...