A mother and children in Nigeria: Through their privileged position in child upbringing, women have the power to contribute to eradicating victimization and injustice against themselves. (Caroline Mbonu)
I had the privilege of participating in this year s annual World Union of Catholic Women s Organizations (WUCWO) Day celebration on Oct. 13 at the Corpus et Sanguis Christi Cathedral, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The president of the parish Catholic Women s Organization asked me to share with the women of there the WUCWO celebration theme, Let us eliminate discrimination and violence against women.
Founded 110 years ago, in 1910, WUCWO now represents nearly 60 Catholic women s organizations worldwide and is active in around 60 countries, representing around 8 million Catholic women. The size and diversity of membership provides enough space from which to discern and fight the various kinds of injustice against women.