NCW has a new president
The annual general meeting of the National Council of Women was held yesterday at The Victoria hotel, Sliema. Outgoing president Helga Ellul highlighted the council's work throughout the year, with particular reference to the council's initiatives to...
The annual general meeting of the National Council of Women was held yesterday at The Victoria hotel, Sliema. Outgoing president Helga Ellul highlighted the council's work throughout the year, with particular reference to the council's initiatives to ensure the representation of women at national level in a wide range of areas.
Doreen Micallef, incoming president, said the focal points of the next two years of her term of office are: continuing on the present work of the council, especially at grassroots level; encouraging new and younger members to join and to see NCW as a means of voicing their needs as young workers/mums/etc., and to have a more active membership, i.e. to involve our members in more activities to the level they feel competent and have the time for.
The AGM also discussed and approved a number of resolutions, dealing with: the family and demographic change; women and the decent work agenda; promoting the concept of entrepreneurship for women; greater involvement of all legal, educational, mental health, medical and welfare professionals in the issue of violence against women; addressing gender equality from men's perspective; pre marriage/partnership preparation courses; marriage separations; mental health; and obesity.
The AGM unanimously approved a resolution to bestow honorary presidency on Josephine Amato Gauci, first NCW president from 1964-1965, who also served as president for a second term between 1970 and 1971, in recognition of her commitment to the council during the first years over 40 years ago.
The new executive committee members for 2007 are: president, Doreen Micallef, B.Sc., AIMLS; first vice-president Grace Attard; vice-presidents, Helga Ellul, MQR, Grace Attard and Dr Mercedes Schembri Wismayer, MD; general secretary, Doris Bingley; treasurer, Marlene Tellus; members, Diane Xuereb, B.Psych. (Hons), Dip.HRM, (UK), Dip.Gestalt Psychotherapy, Caroline Attard, B.Pharm. (Hons), M.Sc. (Cant.), Marie Demicoli, Jeanette Farrugia, Dip.Agric., Dr Roselyn Scerri, BA, LL.D., Mary Gaerty, Dr Louiselle Spiteri, BA, LL.D., Mary Rose Zahra, Giuliana Peresso, BA (Hons) and Josephine Sammut; and legal adviser, Dr Claudine Zarb, LL.D.