JOURNAL OF BUSINESS DIVERSITY

Organizational Perspectives on Stained Glass Ceilings for Female Bishops in

the Anglican Communion: A Case Study of the Church of England

Author(s): Judy Rois, Daphne Rixon, Alex Faseruk

Citation: Judy Rois, Daphne Rixon, Alex Faseruk, (2013) "Organizational Perspectives on Stained Glass Ceilings for Female Bishops in the Anglican Communion: A Case Study of the Church of England," Journal of Business Diversity, Vol. 13, Iss. 1/2, pp. 23 - 39

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to document how glass ceilings, known in an ecclesiastical setting as stained

glass ceilings, are being encountered by female clergy within the Anglican Communion. The study applies

the stained glass ceiling approach developed by Cotter et al. (2001) to examine the organizational

structures and ordination practices in not only the Anglican Communion but various other Christian

denominations. The study provides an in depth examination of the history of female ordination within the

Church of England through the application of managerial paradigms as the focal point of this research.