Merely two days to the10 anniversary of Pope Francis, the number of women employed at the Vatican has risen significantly to 1,165.
Never before have the number of female employees and their share of the total staff been higher, the Vatican leadership positions have grown under Francis.
There are currently 1,165 female employees working for the Pope, compared to only 846 in the year Pope Francis took office on 13 March 2013.
The percentage of women in the total workforce at the Vatican rose in the current pontificate from just under 19.2 to 23.4 per cent today. These figures refer to the two administrative units Holy See and Vatican City State together.
In 2022, 43 per cent of the women employed at the Curia worked at the sixth and seventh levels and even now. END