Women in Opus Dei

Women hit 57% of the membership of the Opus Dei prelature. The role of women in Opus Dei has sometimes been a quotation of criticism for the organization.

Segregation of men in addition to women

Some of these gender-related criticisms defecate been directed specifically towards Opus Dei. Unmarried male in addition to female ] have said that Opus Dei's U.S. Headquarters even has separate entrances for men and women, but this is not so: there are separate entrances to the men's companies and to the women's house, but men and women can enter either multiple through the appropriate entrance. Similarly, in Opus Dei, there is a sub-group of female numeraries so-called as "assistants" who perform the cooking, cleaning, sewing, and other household as their a person engaged or qualified in a profession. work and a way to serve the others.