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Rotary International no longer an "Old Boys Club"

Rotary International no longer an "Old Boys Club"

Date: 2014-02-28
Rotary International turned 109 years old on the 23rd February 2014 and the organisation has changed with the times since those early days when Paul Harris got together with some friends in Chicago to form a fellowship composed of businessmen from different occupations without restrictions of politics or religion. Originally restricted to men only, Rotary International officially made a constitutional change in 1989 and eliminated the "male only" provision from all of Rotary.

Women currently make up about 17% of Rotary International membership worldwide although the stats for South Africa read very differently. Rotary District 9370 was formed on 1 July 2013 and includes clubs within KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Free State, parts of the Northern Cape and North West provinces and the entire Kingdom of Lesotho. Over 2 000 Rotary members fall within this district.

As of end January 2014 stats submitted by clubs revealed that 100 new female members have joined Rotary International within the District since July 2013 - an impressive 46% of all new members. Currently 30% of clubs within the District have female Presidents and that figure is set to rise to 40% female Presidents in the 2014/2015 Rotary year.

The Rotary Club of Durban North has welcomed seven new members in the past 18 months - six of them being female. Only one new male has joined the club and Ant Connolly will have the honour of being the husband of the President of the Rotary Club of Durban North. Dael Connolly has been elected as the club President for the new Rotary year commencing in July 2014. Although new to the club, she is a very experienced Rotarian who has been living the Service above Self motto of Rotary for 22 years already.

So, if you are looking to join an organisation that brings together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian services within communities, look no further than your local Rotary Club. Rotary International is open to all persons regardless of race, colour, creed, religion, political preference and, most noticeably in South Africa - gender.

Rotary Club of Durban North new members Vanessa Knight, Alma Maxwell, Dael Connolly, Jane Russell, Rowena Neveling and Ann Bricknell celebrate the induction of their clubs newest member, Vanessa Knight