Women & Family Roundtable Exchange

1. Women & Family Roundtable Exchange Facilitated by International Directors: Judy Hankom, Iowa, USA Sangeeta Jatia, West Bengal, India Sheryl Jensen, Rotorua, New Zealand July 6, 2014

2. International Task Force Recommendations

3. 2011-12 International Task Force Recommendations

4. 2011-12 International Task Force Recommendations • Service: • Promote service initiatives that interest women • Membership • Share membership statistics (“the facts”) and success stories. • Commission areas to hold a women/family symposium.

5. 2011-12 International Task Force Recommendations 2. Membership (cont.) • Encourage GMT to appoint family and women’s specialists. • Communicate to area leaders the importance of women’s participation. • Communicate to the GMT/GLT to start new clubs if existing clubs are reluctant to accept women.

6. 2012-13 International Task Force Recommendations

7. 2012-13 International Task Force Recommendations 1. Membership • Develop a History of Women in Lions. • Set a measurable target figure for women members at all levels. • Encourage GMT leaders to appoint women, family and young member specialists. • Sharpen the focus on local needs and utilization of the Community Needs Assessment. • Include first and second vice president as ex-officio of the Task Force.

8. 2012-13 International Task Force Recommendations 2. Leadership • Include a focus on women’s membership at region and VDG training and DGE school. 3. Public Relations • Promote what Lions can do.

9. 2013-14 Task Force Recommendations

10. 2013-14 International Task Force Recommendations 1. Overall • Implement “family” before “women” • Consult marketing experts for feedback • Develop a section on the website for women

11. 2013-14 International Task Force Recommendations 2. Leadership Train DGE’s at Governor Elect School on how to take action to: • Promote family and women’s symposiums. • Promote the family and women’s specialist position. • Educate the importance of a diverse cabinet.

12. 2013-14 International Task Force Recommendations 3. Public Relations • Communicate the need to non-US versions • Feature symposium success stories • Feature service projects serving women and children • Feature women in leadership roles in LION Magazine/LCI Blog

13. International Recommendations: 2014-15 4. Additional Suggestions • Challenge Lions to help improve the lives of women and children • Consider “Walk to Learn”: for literacy promotion • Send email communications to encourage Lions to consider women for leadership roles

14. Future And Ongoing Considerations Three – Five Years: • Elect the first female international president • Achieve a 50/50 parity of new women and men joining Lions by 2017 • Develop yearly goals • 2013-14: 35% • 2014-15: 40% • 2015-16: 45% • 2016-17: 50%

15. Future And Ongoing Considerations Three – Five Years: • Increase the percentage of women directors through mentoring

16. Roundtable Discussion & Share • What are the biggest challenges in the recruitment of family members and women in your area? • What specific strategies could be implemented in your region to help grow family and women’s membership locally?

17. 2011-14 Regional Task Force Recommendations

18. Regional Recommendations – USA/Canada • Grow existing clubs. • Charter new clubs. • Target women/younger members. • Ask GMT to select women leaders to discuss Lioness conversion. • Develop service projects that attract younger members.

19. Regional Recommendations – USA/Canada • Conduct “Dress for Success” seminars. • Target business & professional women. • Further promote the Lions Family Cub Program. • Enhance our image to attract young people by showing men, women and family having fun. • Avoid gender-specific pins & awards.

20. Regional Recommendations – FOLAC • Continue leadership institutes. • Showcase women leaders. • Revamp the club experience - promote Club Excellence Process (CEP). • Recruit women members to become faculty members. • Continue developing and promoting service projects that interest women.

21. Regional Recommendations – FOLAC • Educate club officers to embrace women’s membership, leadership and networking opportunities. • Develop a mentoring program for women. • Develop and embrace club branches. • Eschew the conservatism of Lions.

22. Regional Recommendations – OSEAL • Charter new clubs. • Promote the invitation of younger members. • Recruit women members to become faculty members (China). • Differentiate strategies for major countries. • Continue leadership institutes.

23. Regional Recommendations – OSEAL • Encourage over age Leos to group together and charter a Lions club • Invite all Lions’ second generation to become Leos. • Focus on women’s leadership development. • Increase the number of women in district cabinet positions.

24. Regional Recommendations – ISAAME • Recommend women to participate in the Leadership Institutes. • Promote women/women leaders in local PR. • Provide new member orientation in local clubs. • Expand the use of the symposium program.

25. Regional Recommendations – Europe • Charter new clubs. • Target family and young members. • Promote CEP. • Develop and promote service projects that interest women.

26. Regional Recommendations – ANZI • Ask GMT to select women leaders to discuss Lioness conversion. • Charter new clubs targeting family/ younger members. • Utilize the family and women’s specialist position.

27. Regional Recommendations – ANZI • Identify more women for training and facilitating. • Develop a process to match prospective members with a club fitting to their lifestyle/needs. • Rethink the use of “invitation” vs. “introduction”. • Address the participation of Lionesses.