| Board Description |
| Board Composition: | Commission is comprised of 11 members – each serving a 2-year term along with 2 non-voting Associate Commissioners. Each city council district and the Mayor have an appointee within this board. A quorum of 6 voting members is required to conduct business on the Commission's agenda. |
| Appointed by: | City Council |
| District; At-Large; Mayoral Appointment: | District |
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| Mission/Purpose: | The Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW) serves to foster a closer relationship and a fuller exchange of ideas between women of respective Districts and City Councilmembers; to further the equal legal, social, political, economic, and educational opportunity and advancement of all women and men; to eliminate discrimination on the basis of sex in all phases of American society; to promote the dissemination of information on employment opportunities for women in the public sectors, and to provide counsel when and if necessary; to encourage women to assume initiative and accept their responsibility in the removal of legal and other barriers to the realization of their basic human rights. |
| Meeting Schedule & Location: | 2nd Wednesday of the month - 5:30 p.m. – mix of virtual and in-person |
| Website Information: | For more information, please contact MCSW Board Liaison Roger Gonzalez at (210) 207-2003 |
| Ordinance/Articles of Incorporation/By Laws: | Resolution 70-20-25
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