Women by the Numbers

2024 Jurisdictional Report Elections for Boards Agencies and the Episcopacy

General Conference concludes, but agency encourages accountability measures to continue

Questions of demographic importance arise while monitoring exposes continued disparity

Amidst historic changes to Discipline, gender imbalance still at play

Service of Lament draws hundreds, but plenary still shows inequity

Debate on floor displays significant gender disparity

Representation fluctuates depending on sizes of the body gathering

The impact of Christian conferencing with the support of monitoring

Women's voices increasing in General Conference

Composition of leadership in the GC legislative committees

Composition of GC2020 opening worship speakers

The Importance of Monitoring UMC General Conference Meetings

Episcopal Percentages by Gender

2022 Jurisdictional and Central Conferences Compiled Monitoring Report

2020 Geographic Trends of Gender Disparities in Composition and Compensation for UMC Clergy

How Far We’ve Come and the Distance Still to Go: UMC Clergywomen are Still Significantly Undercompensated

Sexual Misconduct in the UMC: South-West Katanga

Sexual Misconduct in the UMC: Central Conferences in Africa

2016-2020 Council of Bishops Sexual Ethics Survey

“Shhh…Let’s Not Talk About That”

Hope for the Future and Work Yet to Finish: Deacons in The United Methodist Church

Gender Composition of 2019 General Conference and Reserve Delegates

Gender of General Conference Delegates: 2008 vs. 2019

2019 Special Called Session of General Conference – Who are the Delegates?

WBN Annual Conference Leadership

Laywomen and Leadership

Women by the Number: General Agency Desk Audit 2017

Sexual Misconduct in The United Methodist Church: US Update

Geographic trends associated with gender composition and compensation for UMC clergy

UMC clergywomen still receive substantially less compensation 

Women Continue to Comprise Two-thirds of General Agency Workforce

Slow and Steady Progress for Women

United Methodist Clergy Career Pipeline Study Final Report, August 2016

Central Conference Clergy by Gender

UMC District Superintendents Part IV: Annual Conference Trends

UMC District Superintendents Part III: Least and Most Representation

UMC District Superintendents II: Race & Ethnicity

UMC District Superintendents I: Intro and Gender

UMC Bishops: Race and Gender

Women by the Numbers: Analysis of GCFA Survey to General Conference Delegates

Women by the Numbers, Part 4: Who from the Annual Conferences is at the Decision-Making Table?

Who Is at the Decision-Making Table? Part 3

Who Is at the Decision-Making Table? Part 1

Who Is at the Decision-Making Table? Feb

Are We There Yet?

Analysis of race/ethnicity of United Methodist clergy

United Methodist Clergy 2014

Where are Women Seminarians Going After Graduation?

Women by the Numbers/May 2015

Beyond the Stained-Glass Ceiling, Part III

Beyond the Stained-Glass Ceiling, Part II

Beyond the Stained-Glass Ceiling, Part I

So far, 10% of elected clergy delegates are deacons

Early results show parity in U.S. GC delegations

Women less than 15% of Bible characters

UMC parental leave generous by U.S. standards, but less than that offered in other countries

Women of color less than 4% of UMC clergy

Part-Time Local Pastors most diverse clergy group

Clergy diversity proportional to membership

Is sexual misconduct still an issue in the UMC?