GWI Committees

Education Committee

The Education Committee, previously known as the Status of Women Committee, plans and promotes programmes that carry out the purposes, projects and resolutions of GWI and facilitates liaison with international and inter-governmental bodies; is responsible for planning the GWI action theme for the triennium and for providing a conceptual outline, implementation guidelines for national affiliates’ study and action, resource material and website material, as appropriate. The Committee also coordinates the interdisciplinary seminars and workshops at GWI Conferences and highlights projects and triennial theme activities showing best practice.

Convenor

Lucia GUZMÁN,  Mexican Federation of University Women (FEMU)

Members

Confidence DIKGOLE,  South African Association of Graduate Women (SAAWG)

Christine HELLER,  Women Graduates-USA (WG-USA)

Nahide Nesrin KOC,  Turkish Association of University Women (TAUW)

Marianne SINGH-WARAICH,  Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)

Genevieve ETORNAM, Ghana Association of University Women (GAUW)

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee advises on all GWI financial policy and administration; prepares annual estimates for the approval of the General Assembly, supervises the annual expenditure of GWI and the use and investment of its funds, and is responsible for ensuring that the expenditure of GWI remains within the terms of the budget approved by the General Assembly.

Convenor

Assistant Treasurer Switzerland 

Karoline Dorsch, Swiss Association of University Women

Assistant Treasurer Canada

Susan LANE, Canadian Federation of University Women

Committee Members

Rosa Maria MENDOZA,  Asociación de Mujeres Universitarias de El Salvador

Nuran Uzun TURAN,  Turkish Association of University Women (TAUW)

International Fellowships Committee

The Fellowships Committee reviews applications for GWI fellowships and grants and selects the candidates to be recommended to the GWI Board of Officers to receive awards. Members are expected to assess applications submitted to the GWI (previously IFUW) fellowships competition by finalists from the national affiliates and independent members.

Convenor

Dr. Basak OVACIK,  Turkish Association of University Women (TAUW)

Members

Naa Adjeley ALAKIJA SEKYI,  Ghana Association of University Women (GAUW)

Ranjana BANERJEE,  Indian Federation of University Women (IFUWA)

Nirsila CHAND,  Women Graduates-USA (WG-USA)

Momtaj KHALIL

Graduate Women New Zealand (GWNZ)

Marite MEHR

Federación Española de Mujeres Universitarias (FEMU) – Spain

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee advises the GWI Board of Officers on membership policy and the admission of new affiliates; promotes membership growth; encourages the formation of new groups of graduate women and reviews all applications for affiliation; provides guidance to new and established national affiliates on the development of sound organisational structures and practices; provides advice in drawing up constitutions and examines the constitutions of associations applying for membership to ensure that they meet GWI requirements; examines proposals for amendments to constitutions and by-laws of affiliated NFAs; examines academic qualifications submitted by applying or affiliated associations as suitable to provide eligibility for GWI membership.

Convenor

Eloísa SÁNCHEZ-AMILLATEGUI, Spanish Federation of University Women (SFUW)

Members

Magda KANIKI, Women Graduates-USA (WG-USA)

Jolie MASSAY, Association Congolaise des Femmes Diplômées des Universités

Pat REAVY,  Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)

Emine Tuba SAHIN,  Turkish Association of University Women (TAUW)

Shevata TALWAR, Indian Federation of University Women’s Associations (IFUWA)

Projects Development Committee

The Special Committee on Project Development assists GWI affiliates in the development and implementation of viable, sustainable community development, capacity building (e.g. membership or leadership training) and income-generating projects. Committee members are expected to help with the initiation, assessment, monitoring and evaluation of projects and may be called upon to offer assistance in the screening and developing of funding proposals, including those for the Bina Roy Partners in Development Programme.

Convenor

Aisha ALSHAWAF British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG)

Members

Saira BANO, Pakistan Federation of University Women (PFUW)

Comfort ONIFADE, Nigerian Association of University Women (NAUW)

Yesim SARISU, Turkish Association of University Women (TAUW)

Kathryn WILKINSON, Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)

Hegg Hoffet Committee

The Hegg Hoffet Committee oversees the The Hegg Hoffet Fund for Displaced Women Graduates and deals with applications for assistance from graduate women (in special cases tertiary women students) who have been displaced as a result of war or political upheaval, natural disasters, or other serious emergencies. They award short term grants for required courses for re-entry into the candidates’ professional fields, retraining courses if the candidate is not able to practise her previous profession, and courses for integration into the new country of residence. They also correspond with grantees to follow their progress and offer moral support. In addition, they develop initiatives to publicize grant availability and solicit funds for future grants.

Convenor

Cynthia ADINORTEY,  Ghana Association of University Women (GAUW)

Members

Ogechi ADIUKU, Nigerian Association of University Women (NAUW)

Eser ALKIN,  Turkish Association of University Women (TAUW)

Rekha MONANI,  Indian Federation of University Women (IFUWA)

 

Terry OUDRAAD, Graduate Women – Netherlands

Brenda ROBERTSON,  Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)

Resolutions Committee

The Resolutions Committee oversees the call for resolutions to the General Assembly; receives proposed resolutions, encourages joint submissions, checks for conformity in structure and wording and prepares final versions of resolutions for circulation to national affiliates. The Committee assists in the preparation of amendments, and works with staff to assemble a consensus document for distribution to delegates prior to the final voting session at the General Assembly. Between Conferences the Committee works closely with the Education Committee, the Special Committee for Project Development and the UN Representatives in relating the resolutions to the implementation of activities by GWI and national affiliates.

Convenor Catriona SUTHERLAND, Graduate Women Scotland (GWS)

Members

Neelam JAGDALE, Indian Federation of University Women (IFUWA)

Laura Rojo MACLEOD, Women Graduates-USA (WG-USA)

Louise McLeod, Women Graduates-USA (WG-USA)

Beryl MATTHEWSON, Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)

Governance Committee

ThePurpose of the Committee is to make recommendations to the Board on governance policies, practices and procedures. To provide, when needed, encouragement, problem-solving support to the Board to achieve a standard of excellence in leadership and organizational management.To provide oversight for the Board’s performance to create transparency of this performance for the General Assembly and accountability to the membership at large. To assist in succession planning to ensure that the organization’s work proceeds smoothly and without interruption.

Convenor

Suwithida Charungkaittikul, Ph.D., Thailand Association of University Women (TAUW)

Members

Aylin MORALIOGLU,  Turkish Association of University Women (TAUW)

Pat PATTON,  Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)

Katharina STRUB, Swiss Association of Graduate Women (SVA/ASFDU)