Female office bearers in other Orthodox Churches

Seeing that this topic is attracting a lot of interest, I did some
little research on the internet about the committees in other
Orthodox Churches. You can go through the following links I found and
make your own conclusions. My inference is - other Orthodox Churches
do have female members as office bearers, I think the real question
to be asked is - Is our society ready to accept our women folk as
office bearers? - if it is, then the Church will have no problem in
this matter (that is the message I get from the decision of the Holy Episcopal
Synod, that is why I see it as a positive step rather than an "insincere" or
"backward" step as referred to in some of the postings here, I actually admire
the restraint shown by our Holy Fathers in this regard exposing themselves to
such questions as seen on this forum).

If other Orthodox societies do not have a problem, I do
not think confusing this matter with theological nuances will hold
for long.

Our Sabha case throws up a unique challenge for us though.

Best regards,
Mathew Samuel
Albany, NY
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Board of Trustees of an Ethiopian Orthodox Church (2007-08)
http://www.ethiopianorthodoxchurch.org/boardmembers.html
No.5 Treasurer (Mrs. Meseret Yemane)
No. 8 Member (Mrs. Amsale Menkir)
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A Greek Orthodox Church in Albany, NY
http://www.stsophia.net/parish%20council.htm
See the photo - who is the president of the parish council?
(Faith A. Takes)
Also note names of members. (any female names there?)
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A Russian Orthodox Church
http://www.saintnicholasbayonne.org/Eng/church_life.html
Note the name of the Secretary for the parish (Mrs. Ann Kaminski)
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An Armenian Orthodox Church in Albany, NY
http://stpeterarmenianchurch.com/page2.html
Note the name of one of the trustees (Mary Hartunian)

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