New data show that a record 44% of all candidates in the elections will be women, up from 23% in 2007.
New data show that a record 44% of all candidates in the elections will be women, up from 23% in 2007.
Among women aged 18 and 45, only 32% say they are planning to have children, down from 41% in 2017.
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The decision follows decades of debate and gradual progress towards gender equality in the church.