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Ordinance committee forwards updated Chapter 115 on Commission on Status of Women to Common Council
Summary
Norwalk’s Ordinance Committee voted unanimously to send an amended Chapter 115, renaming and revising duties of the Commission on the Status of Women, to the Common Council for final action. The committee changed wording to emphasize "equity" and broadened language to explicitly include "women, girls, and other marginalized gender identities."
The Norwalk Ordinance Committee voted unanimously Feb. 18 to send an amended Chapter 115 — the ordinance establishing the Commission on the Status of Women — to the Common Council for a hearing and likely placement on the Feb. 25 consent calendar.
The change includes a wording edit to Section 115-4(j) replacing "equality" with "equity" in language about appointments and hiring, and an expanded, consistent phrasing in Section 115-4(d) to refer to "women, girls, and other marginalized gender identities such as transgender people and gender diverse people."
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