Young Women in Leadership

Committee Membership:

The governor appoints the chairman and other such members of the committee as the governor deems appropriate.
The committee chairman and members shall be familiar with the Young Women in Leadership Award Program.

Responsibilities:

- Disseminates and receives pertinent information from the Zonta International Young Women in Leadership Award Committee.
- Communicates with club Young Women in Leadership Award committee chairmen, acting as a resource to actively promote awareness of the Awards to relevant institutions and candidates in the club communities.
  - Provide monthly/quarterly District newsletter articles encouraging participation and value of club participation
  - Promote to clubs the use of ZI website for additional tools for campaigns, i.e.: application; poster; guidelines; evaluation scoring sheet; sample news releases

Chooses an independent evaluating committee to review applicant received from each club, submitting all applications received to the governor after final candidate is chosen.

Submit selected candidate’s original application and references (in original envelopes received) to Zonta International YWL Chair.
Arranges for a presentation ceremony to give the district certificates to those recipients who live or attend school in the district.
If appropriate, arranges for a presentation ceremony to give the international certificates to those recipients who live or attend school in the district. If possible, a member of the Zonta international Board may present the certificate, at no cost to Zonta International.
Cooperates with the foundation ambassador to solicit funds for Zonta international Young Women in Leadership Awards.

Zonta International maintains all the information regarding this program on it’s website. This link will take you to the Young Women in Leadership Program section which contains application forms, background and statistics, as well as poster that can be used for advertising.