COMMISSION FOR WOMEN.
Austin City Code § 2-1-125
in effect§ 2-1-125 - COMMISSION FOR WOMEN.
(A) The Commission for Women represents the female constituency of the City and should have a balanced membership reflecting in-depth knowledge of women's concerns, including displaced homemakers, networking, health care, domestic violence/rape (battering), problems relating to the elderly, child care, discrimination, legal rights, pay equity, and comparable worth. The commission should include members who are representative of or sensitive to the needs of the City's diverse population.
(B) The commission shall serve as an advisory body to the city council and the city manager concerning the needs and problems of women in the Austin area and shall recommend programs designed to alleviate any inequities that may confront women in social, economic, and vocational pursuits. The commission shall develop goals and coordinate research for planning, programming, and action relating to opportunities, needs, problems, and contributions of women in the city.
(C) The commission shall:
(1) act as the central clearinghouse and coordinating agency for activities and information relating to the status of women in the Austin community;
(2) accumulate information concerning the needs of women in the Austin community, including discrimination, services, and legal rights, and shall advocate to city council regarding these needs;
(3) educate the community on the status of women by publicizing in all appropriate ways information on their rights and obligations;
(4) review the whole range of services available to women to enable them to make their full contribution through their homes, their jobs, and their participation in community life, and take responsibility for strengthening existing services, and assisting in pursuing needed services, whether it be by commercial, cooperative, or voluntary agencies, or as a public service;
(5) stimulate an awareness among both men and women in the public and private sector of women's full potential and of the importance of their contribution to the development of the community; and
(6) establish, maintain, and update annually a human resource file of women's organizations and individual women.
(D) The commission shall establish, recognize, support, and publicize a community-wide, geographically dispersed network system for meetings of women, open to all women without cost for attendance or participation. These network meetings will provide commissioners with a means of direct contact with women in the community so they may be better informed on issues of concern to women in the Austin area. Each network group may send a representative to the commission meetings to update commissioners on these concerns. Commissioners are also encouraged to attend network meetings.
Source: Ord. 20071129-011; Ord. No. 20171214-043, Pt. 1, 12-25-17.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2AD_CH2-1CIBO_ART2BO_S2-1-125COWOFetched: 10/27/2026