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Zonta International: Empowering Women and Pursuing Social Justice

Zonta International is a global organization of professionals dedicated to empowering women through service and advocacy. Our mission is to ensure that women's rights are recognized as human rights and every woman can achieve her full potential. Join us in achieving gender equality and promoting social justice worldwide.

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Zonta International: Empowering Women and Pursuing Social Justice

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  1. Area 1-3 MeetingZI District 22 LtdMaleny4 March 2017

  2. About this template Mission & Vision Mission Zonta International is a leading global organisation of professionals empowering women through service and advocacy Vision Zonta International envisions a world in which women’s rights are recognised as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision-making positions on an equal basis with men. In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence.

  3. “Pursuing Social Justice is at the core of Zonta International’s mission and vision” - ZI President Sonja Hönig-Schough

  4. District Governors 2016_2018(Nice - France)

  5. Today I will talk about • Zonta International News • SDG 5 • CSW 61 • GMD – presented by Sandy Venn Brown • CAEC - presented by Judith Anderson • IWD 2017 & other UN days • ZI Service Project Updates • District 22 performance (Strategic Plan 2016-2018) • District Conference • Questions?

  6. Sustainable Development Goal 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

  7. Sustainable Development Goal 5

  8. Upcoming Events CSW61 61st session of Commission on the Status of Women 13-24 March 2017 UN HQ, New York

  9. You can also split your content equality, equality, equality, equality, equality, equality, equality What has changed? • Reduction in Child marriage (32% to 25%) • Reduction in Female Genital Mutilation • Lower prevalence of Obstetric Fistula • Increase in the number of women in Parliament (17% to 23%) • Increase in number of girls attending primary school More work needed… • Persistent gender pay gap • Eliminating gendered violence against women • Trafficking & Modern Slavery • Women in leadership • Paid parental leave, childcare and out of school hours care • Women’s sexual and reproductive rights • etc etc etc

  10. 27,799 Whoa! That’s a big number, shouldn’t we be proud?

  11. More Zontians needed… In April 2017, Zonta International will launch the Global Membership Drive.

  12. Let’s review some concepts IWD and Other UN Days and orange. RED courage.

  13. Who is this remarkable woman? Bianca Capra two-time AE Fellow.

  14. Maps ZI Service Projects 2016-2018 Nepal Niger Liberia Paramaribo Madagascar D22

  15. Our process is easy D22 performance against Strategic Plan 2016_2018 • Goal 1- Service • Newsletters • Projects • Awards • Club Data Profile • Goal 2 - Advocacy • Newsletters • Zonta Says No • UN Days • Interdistrict collaboration • Goal 2 – Membership • Global Membership Drive • Young Prof Category • Lt Governor’s talk… • Goal 4 – Resources • Newsletters • Training • Website • Donate to ZIF • Nominate!! • Goal 5 • Centennial • Anniversary • Centennial Chair • Histories to Ailsa Gillies

  16. 43 Clubs That’s a lot of clubs 100% Total success! 1000 +members And a lot of members

  17. Thank You! ANY QUESTIONS? Please email me: vanerpa@gmail.com

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