SPC President Joins Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women

During a 圣安东尼奥 City Council meeting on Thursday, 8月13日, 2020, Mayor Ron Nirenberg selected St. Philip’s 大学 President, Dr. Adena Williams Loston, to serve on the Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women. The Mayor's appointed seat was previously held by Brielle Insler, a local marketing executive who stepped down in June urging that she be replaced by a black woman after noticing the lack of such representation in the group.

The Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women was established on May 7, 1970, to serve as an advisor to the Mayor 和 City Council on key policy issues 和 to further the equal legal, social, 政治, 经济, 和 educational opportunities 和 advancement of all women 和 men. 除了, they help foster a 关闭r relationship 和 a fuller exchange of ideas between women of respective districts to eliminate discrimination based on sex in all phases of American society; promote the dissemination of information on employment opportunities for women in the public sectors; encourage women to assume initiative 和 accept their responsibility in the removal of legal 和 other barriers to the realization of their basic human rights.

The Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women is comprised of 11 members, each serving a 2-year term. Dr. Loston's term will expire on May 31, 2021. To learn more of the Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women, 点击这里.

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