An Indian woman has been elected to the board of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO) for a period of five years (2018-2022).
Juliet Ramamurthy was elected during the world body’s on October 15-22 general assembly at Dakar, Senegal. The last Indian on the board was 12 years ago. Ramamurthy is the only one from
India in the 27-member of the Board. Currently she is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. “I feel honoured and humbled,” Ramamurthy told Matters India after the election.
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