Gender Equality and LGTBQ-Education and Inclusion Projects

In Rotary, our diversity is our strength.  This idea dates back to the earliest years of our organization, when the classification system was first proposed.  The idea behind it was simple: that a club with members who had a wide variety of backgrounds and abilities would be capable of better service than one without.  

In the years since, the idea of diversity in Rotary has come to be defined more broadly.  We have discovered that a club that truly represents its community is far better able to serve that community effectively.  Looking ahead, it is clear how essential diversity will remain in Rotary: not only to strong service today, but to a strong organization in the future. 

One of the most pressing aspects of diversity to address in our membership is the age of our members.  When you look at almost any Rotary event, it becomes immediately obvious that the age range in the room does not promise a sustainable future for our organization.  Our membership is near a record high, and we are bringing in new members all the time - yet only a small minority of those members are young enough to have decades of Rotary service ahead of them . To ensure a strong and capable Rotary…