Women – lay and religious – make up almost 20 per cent of the Vatican workforce, and a group of them have formed an association designed as a forum for collaboration, sharing and outreach.
"D.VA" – for Donne in Vaticano ("Women in the Vatican") – was approved as an association by the Vatican City governor's office in September, according to a press release issued Dec. 7.
So far, about 50 women have joined the association that a dozen Vatican employees started organising several years ago. They say 750 women – 19 per cent of the Vatican work force – are eligible to join.
