Women in Rotary: Not (Just) Your Grandfather’s Rotary Club
Posted by Rebecca Davies on Aug 31, 2016
The Boston Rotaract Club is proud to host Women in Rotary: Not (Just) Your Grandfather’s Rotary Club on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Back Bay Social Club in Boston. This event will focus on the experience and impact of women in Rotary who are leaders in Rotary International and in their professional and personal lives.Founded in 1905, Rotary International is a global community of over 1.2 million like-minded individuals who have a passion for service. However, the Rotary International Constitution required membership to be limited to men until 1989, two years following a landmark Supreme Court case which mandated gender equality in Rotary in the United States. Today, there are over 200,000 women in Rotary, comprising nearly 20% of Rotary’s membership.
Women in Rotary will feature Carol Agate, the lawyer who represented female Rotarians in the Supreme Court case. She will be joined by a panel of strong female leaders in Rotary - including Julia Phelps (2014-2016 Rotary International Director), Elise Cadigan (one of six Rotarians on The Rotary Foundation Programs Committee), and Sheryl Meehan (2016-2017 District Governor for D7930).
Boston Rotaract eagerly invites Rotarians from across D7930 to join us for this event. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to both The Rotary Foundation and Found in Translation, a local organization which helps multilingual women in homeless or low-income situations use their language skills to achieve economic security.
There are still opportunities to be involved, sponsor or support us. Our greatest needs are for sponsors to help defray the travel cost for one of our panelists and to help support event details such as printing and catering. A sponsorship sheet outlining these and other sponsorship opportunities is attached. Donations will also be collected during the event for The Rotary Foundation and Found in Translation. All sponsors and donors will be recognized on the Boston Rotaract Club’s website/social media and during the event itself.
There are still opportunities to be involved, sponsor or support us. Our greatest needs are for sponsors to help defray the travel cost for one of our panelists and to help support event details such as printing and catering. A sponsorship sheet outlining these and other sponsorship opportunities is attached. Donations will also be collected during the event for The Rotary Foundation and Found in Translation. All sponsors and donors will be recognized on the Boston Rotaract Club’s website/social media and during the event itself.