[mk_page_section video_loop=”false” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=”true” font_family=”none” el_class=”title-left page-title”]Status of Women[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1786″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text el_class=”banner-text-header”]Chair: Lisa DeSantis
Members: Pia Berger, Sarah Boomhower, Andreea Constantin, Rob Fulford, Alfia Haroonie, Christina Meynell, Pat Munroe[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”committee-sub-title”][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=”true” size=”” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]Terms of Reference[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][mk_page_section margin_bottom=”15″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”2/3″ offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-2″][vc_column_text el_class=”box-border”]The status of women committee shall work under the general terms of reference to empower women within the organization both in the teaching community, in leadership roles and in the broader community, in order to elevate and support their skills.
- Initiate action on items of its own creation within its own specific terms of reference;
- All Status of Women programming shall only be open to peopel who identify as women, may also include non-binary people who are femme of centre;
- Take action on matters referred by the local and/or executive;
- Prepare for presentation to the executive, lists of specific activities that will be undertaken by the committee for the year;
- Submit recommendations for committee action in the ensuing year, if appropriate;
- Make a budget recommendation for the ensuing year and submit it to the treasurer prior to the first meeting of the budget committee.
- Forward the committee’s annual report to the secretary, to ensure it is forwarded to the general or annual meeting with other committee reports; and
- Consider resolutions and rationale for the ETFO Annual Meeting and get the local to endorse them through the local resolutions protocol, for submission to ETFO by March 1.
- Give consideration to:
- To advise the Executive on ways of enhancing the status of women in the teaching profession and in society.
- To make recommendations to the Executive for possible action on issues related to the status of women.
- To make recommendations to the Executive on outreach to community-based women’s organizations.
- To advise the Executive on how to include women members in all aspects of the local’s organization and programs.
- To advise the Executive on how to promote opportunities for networking, leadership, and professional development for women members.
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