Duties
Duties of the Women’s Committee
AUPE’s Constitution sets out the duties of the Women’s Committee as follows:
The Women’s Committee shall:
- educate and promote awareness to the members and the public on equality, discrimination, current and related issues especially as they relate to women;
- encourage and support involvement of Women in Union activities, events and educational;
- promote involvement and support by AUPE members-at-large and communities of women’s issues;
- co-operate with, liaise with, and lobby other organizations and various levels of government addressing women’s issues;
- prepare and present policies, briefs and information on issues of concern;
- initiate action and participate in meetings, conferences, conventions and educational courses on issues of concern to women and co-ordinate these with other committees and organizations; and
- establish a resource base on women’s issues including but not limited to, discrimination and equality.