International Survey of Catholic Women: Analysis of Responses from Australia

The International Survey of Catholic Women (ISCW) was undertaken in response to the call for submissions to the 2021-2024 Synod of Bishops. It was devised and managed by researchers Drs Tracy McEwan and Kathleen McPhillips at the University of Newcastle, and Professor Emerita Tina Beattie at the University of Roehampton, London, for the commissioning body, Catholic Women Speak (CWS). The ISCW consisted of both closed and open questions, and explored the concerns, insights, and experiences of Catholic women involving church reform and the COVID-19 pandemic. This report is based on the responses from 1,769 women in Australia who completed the survey throughout March and April in 2022.