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REPORT TO THE 2015 ANNUAL MEETING ON
ETFO’S EQUITY AND WOMEN’S PROGRAMS
Of those who spoke at the three meetings of Representative Council in 2014-2015:
During information sessions
70%
of the speeches/presentations were by women;
31%
of those engaging in general discussion were women;
53%
of those responding to questions were women;
83%
of staff contributions were by women.
During business sessions
40%
of those moving or seconding motions were women;
43%
of those speaking for or against a motion were women;
39%
of those asking questions were women.
ETFO LOCAL PRESIDENTS
Overall,
55%
of the presidents of ETFO locals are women.
47%
of presidents of teacher locals are women;
48%
of presidents of occasional teacher locals are women;
100%
of presidents of ESP/PSP locals are women;
90%
of presidents of DECE locals are women.
ETFO CHIEF NEGOTIATORS
Overall,
56%
of ETFO’s local chief negotiators are women.
66%
of teacher local chief negotiators are women;
54%
of occasional teacher local chief negotiators are women;
67%
of ESP/PSP/DECE local chief negotiators are women.
ETFO LOCAL EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
73%
of ETFO members who hold local executive positions are women.
ETFO STANDING COMMITTEES
Of the 156 applications submitted by members to serve on standing committees for 2014-2015,
104 (
67%
) were from women.
In 2014-2015,
67%
of the members who served on provincial standing committees were women.
ETFO STAFF
Overall,
82.5%
of ETFO staff are women.
78%
of ETFO senior/management staff are women;
86%
of ETFO support staff are women.
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS SERVICES CASES
Of members seeking support from ETFO criminal charges (physical or sexual assault), College of
Teachers, College of Early Childhood Educators investigations (professional misconduct, competence,
incapacity) and civil lawsuits, from September 2014 to June 2015,
56%
were women.
GRIEVANCES
We are in the process of revising our tracking systems for these cases and hope to report next year.