How might councils demonstrate their commitment to fostering elected membership that more closely reflects the demographic make-up of local communities?

At the 2016 LGASA Annual General Meeting, a resolution was passed for the LGA to undertake a project to increase representation of women on councils, with the 2018 elections providing the next significant opportunity for change. Women make up 51% of our population; however the percentage of representation in local government is 29%.

As women make up half of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities and other under-represented groups including Aboriginal, youth and people with disabilities, the project also considers recommendations to increase their representation.

Help us understand the level of commitment amongst South Australian councils to encouraging a greater diversity of representation, by responding to the three statements below by Friday 20 October 2017.

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* 1. Name (optional):

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* 2. Name of council (required):

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* 3. Gender

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* 4. Council role

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* 5. Our council is committed to promoting the 2018 council elections in a way that encourages nominations from women and under-represented groups

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* 6. There is an allocation of funding within our elections budget to promote and encourage nominations specifically from women and under-represented groups

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* 7. Our council has systems and policies that support the needs of women and under-represented groups.

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* 8. Please describe any systems or policies that you believe are discouraging for women and under-represented groups?

Would you attend a discussion forum in your local area on increasing representation of women and under-represented groups in Councils? (if so please provide your details below)

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* 9. Name

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* 10. Phone

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* 11. Email

Thank you for taking the time to contribute to this important project.

Please contact Barbara Chappell, Project Consultant on 0429 155743 or email chappell@aapt.net.au to share any information, ideas or insights or if you want a hardcopy of the survey sent to you.
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