| Board Description |
| Board Composition: | The Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW) is comprised of 11 members: 10 District Appointed Members appointed by their respective Councilmembers and one (1) Member appointed by the Mayor, along with two (2) non-voting Associate Commissioners. Members serve a two-year term of office concurrent with the term of the appointing City Councilmember. A quorum of six (6) voting members is required to conduct business on the Commission's agenda.
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| 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: | MCSW meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 5:30 pm in the Plaza de Armas Gallery |
| Website Information: | For more information, please contact MCSW Board Liaison Jenny Garcia at (210) 207-8357 |
| Ordinance/Articles of Incorporation/By Laws: | Resolution 70-20-25
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