Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-05-18 Public Comment - J. Strout - Strategic PlanFrom:Web Admin To:Chuck Winn Subject:Strategic Plan Comment Form Date:Thursday, April 05, 2018 8:50:53 PM A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted. Form Name:Strategic Plan Comment Form Date & Time:04/05/2018 8:50 PM Response #:50 Submitter ID:6025 IP address:172.24.96.111 Time to complete:3 min. , 10 sec. Survey Details Page 1 We want to hear from you! First Name Janis L Last Name Strout Email janchangethatworks@yahoo.com Questions or Comments PLEASE USE THIS ONE - A PRIOR SUBMISSION HAD SOME TYPOS THAT MAY CREATE LESS UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU. "Thank you for a strong City of Bozeman Vision Statement and draft plan for our community. I'd like to comment on how adopting an Ordinance as a Bozeman City for CEDAW based on its Principles will advance the human rights of all women and girls and be a path toward gender equity, diversity and inclusion in our community. Background details are at www.citiesforcedaw.org. This proposed Ordinance would build on the City of Bozeman's current Ordinance for LGBTQ non- discrimination, the Equal Pay Resolution, Indigenous People's Day and Domestic Violence Proclamations through a comprehensive and inclusive framework contained in CEDAW. In particular, the Vision Statements #1, 3 and 7 would allow the process of implementing a City for CEDAW Ordinance to expand and deepen the ways in which we can learn about inequalities based on gender, and other demographic factors such as race/ethnicity, age, sexuality, disability and economic class status of our residents. This knowledge gathered through a comprehensive and inclusive gender analysis can specifically help identify diversity goals and areas of our Citiy's policies, programs and budget which may not include or actually discriminate against segments of our community population. For example, sexual harassment and violence in the workplace has not been known, surprisingly to many, at the extent it is being experienced at state and national levels until recently. We need to discover what is happening in Bozeman to strengthen our vision and commitment as a safe, welcoming community (#3) and to achieve and maintain a high performance Organization (#7). And to anticipate proactive policies and training for what may be needed as we succeed in filling non-traditional jobs in fields where women are not currently or minimally employed in our City. We also need to learn about best practicies from this gender analysis research to eliminate gender and other forms of discrimination and inequalities in order to operate as an ethical, high performance organization (#7). Implementation of a CIty for CEDAW Ordinance can incorporate expertise from across our community and educational systems plus foster city-wide coordination as well as increased cooperation of city and community programs and services when integrated into a Task Force for Gender Equity to oversee the comprehensive gender analysis. The Task Force can also work with the City leaders and staff to create an Action Plan to address, in a pro-active, transparent way, any inequities discovered as well as utilize best practices from within our City as well as from the experiences of the 70 U.S. Cities for CEDAW across the US. As part of adopting an Ordinance as a Bozeman City for CEDAW, we can engage the community in a series of conversations about the areas represented in the CEDAW Principles - including community safety, health care, workplace fairness, housing, educational and training opportunities, economic development opportunities, leadership and political participation to strengthen democracy for all - for the diversity of women and girls as well as men and boys residing in our community. Finally, enhancing the diversity of civic engagement and leadership (#1) is specifically addressed as a CEDAW principle that can benefit our community when we have a range of voices and perspectives thinking about and prioritizing the assets of and challenges facing our community. Thank you for leading this essential part of democratic governance of our City." Thank you, City Of Bozeman This is an automated message generated by the Vision Content Management System™. Please do not reply directly to this email.