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‘REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP UPDATE’

Article by Barbara Mifsud, Regional Membership Officer, Membership Development, South
Pacific and Philippines Office, barbara.mifsud@rotary.org,

https://www.facebook.com/barbara.mifsud.1

Webinar! We Are Rotary: Advancing Women as Leaders webinar
Women account for less than 25 percent of Rotary’s global membership and are underrepresented
in leadership positions at every level, but Rotarians are ready to embrace change. A Rotary
International webinar entitled We Are Rotary: Advancing Women as Leaders was held on 29
August, 2019 (Sydney time) and during the webinar we:
• Explored the barriers that women face when considering leadership positions
• Challenged the institutional and personal viewpoints that may be limiting women’s advancement
• Discussed the benefits—and necessity-- of Rotary being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation
• Developed specific actions to take in your clubs and communities
I hope you were able to join in, but if not you can access a recording and view the slides here.

New! Preventing Harassment Course
Rotary strives to build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture. Preventing and addressing harassment is
everyone's responsibility. Rotary’s new online course, Preventing Harassment, will explain how Rotary defines
harassment, how we handle reports of harassment when it occurs, and what you can do to prevent it. This course is
useful for district leaders, club leaders and all members so they feel better equipped at preventing and addressing
harassment.

1 July 2019 Membership Start Figures
The 1 July 2019 membership figures were released mid-August and are ready for you to view online. These figures
are based on the membership data that clubs submitted to Rotary through 1 July 2019. Adjustments will not be
made if clubs submitted membership information after that date.

To view this information, sign into your My Rotary account, click on Rotary Club Central. To view your own district’s
results click or tap My District at the top of the page, then view the Membership Trends section. I also encourage
you to review the reports listed below (to access them, click on Reports on the left-hand navigation bar and then
scroll down to District Reports):
• 5 Year History of Membership Start Figures: How many members did my club district or zone have
at the start of each of the past five Rotary years?
• Club Viability and Growth: How many clubs has my district retained and lost, and how many clubs are
new?
• Membership Comparison to 1 July: How many members were in my district last year, and how many
are in my district now?
• District Growth: What are the start figures of each club in my district and what are the membership totals
as of today?
• Membership Termination Profile: Why did members leave their Rotary clubs? (District leaders can
access statistics for all clubs under ‘District Reports’, while clubs can access their own club’s statistics under
‘Club Reports’)

Access a district by district breakdown here.

This month’s shout out
Though our region has seen an overall decline in membership this Rotary last year, this month’s shout out goes to
all of the clubs, districts and members who are embracing diversity, equity and inclusion:
• D9800 in Melbourne, Victoria recently established a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee with the aim
to ‘increase member awareness and knowledge, support club activities, and ensure a cohesive approach to
making Rotary a welcoming place for all’. Check out their flyer here.
• Rotary and Rotaract clubs in D9670 took the opportunity to challenge stereotypes and show their support
for the LGBT+ community by taking part in the Newcastle Pride Festival in August. This wonderful photo
was posted on social media by Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, a group with over 418,000 followers,
which also meant more opportunities to promote Rotary as an organisation.
• Rotarian and Rotaractor Katey Halliday shared 3 ways to make you club more inclusive, when she was
featured in the Rotary International membership blog, Rotary Voices. Read the article here or listen to Katey
speak in the webinar Inclusion 101 - The Key to Diversifying your Club, organised by Membership Voice.
• Read Past President Monica Mulholland’s inspirational story, on the next page of this Newsletter, about the
decision to come out as transgender to her club, the Rotary Club of Queenstown, New Zealand. As Monica
says ”It is hard to hold a prejudice when you understand somebody’s story".
• Check out Rotary’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy here.

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