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Rotary International then removed the gender requirements from its requirements for club charters, and most clubs in most countries have opted to include women as members of Rotary Clubs. [48] [50] The first female club president to be elected was Sylvia Whitlock of the Rotary Club of Duarte, California in 1987. [51]
Dr. Sylvia Whitlock (left), Rotary International event, September 17, 2012. In 1987, Whitlock became president of the Rotary Club of Duarte making her the first woman to hold such a position within Rotary International. The chapter's charter had previously been revoked in 1978 after they violated Rotary International policy by admitting women.
Anne L. Matthews from South Carolina, USA, was the first woman to be vice-president of Rotary International, in 2013–2014. Matthews was educated in business, economics and education, gaining a doctorate from University of South Carolina. She taught business subjects from school to university level and was president of an educational ...
On 4 May 1987, it confirmed the Californian decision supporting women, in the case Board of Directors, Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte. [271] Rotary International then removed the gender requirements from its requirements for club charters, and most clubs in most countries have opted to include women as members of Rotary Clubs ...
First woman to be elected President of Rotary International Jennifer E. Jones (born 1967) is a Canadian communications executive. She was president of Rotary International for 2022–23, the first woman to be selected in the 117-year history of the organization.
Researchers have found that the happiest countries often have the most gender equality. ... both men and women - reportedly have the right to 49 weeks of parental leave at full pay, or 59 weeks at ...
According to June 2024 data from U.N. Women, "113 countries worldwide have never had a woman serve as Head of State or Government."This means that among the 193 United Nations member states, at ...
In the international sphere, she has also participated in the WEF (World Economic Forum), the CSW (Commission on the Status of Women), the Ibero-American Summit organized by SEGIB (Ibero-American General Secretariat), and other international forums. She is the first woman to associate at the Rotary Club Buenos Aires founded in 1919.