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| Verena Welti
Oberdorf, Switzerland
Age: 60-69 |
Nominated as:
Nominated by: |
Member
Swiss Association |
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| Professional
Field and/or present occupation |
Teacher of French language and literature in a High
school (retired)
President of the Swiss association of University Women |
Skills and experience in the following areas:
a. programme development at local, national & international level:
b. research and preparation of resource material for individuals or groups
c. organization of seminars & workshops |
a)I developed programs:
for girls in high school to help them to choose their matters
of study by meeting academic women (local)
for girls (for interest in scientific matters),a week-long
program, with specific organisations of women engineers,
architects, biologists.(national)
for women students at the end of university studies with
workshops in work-life balance, in assessments, in public
speaking, in networking (national)
b. I participated in creating a program for schools to encourage
the reading of newspapers for young students.
c. I organized many seminars for teachers, for women organisations,
workshops for high school students, for university students.
For the Swiss Association, I organize every year seminars
and workshops. |
| Experience or knowledge of the United Nations, its specialized agencies and national commissions? |
No experience of UN
Some knowledge about the functioning of CEDAW |
| Other skills and experience (volunteer and professional) from the last 10 years which qualify you for this position |
I am leader of a local branch of the Swiss Association
for many years, member of the Swiss committee, where I served
as representative of my branch (Solothurn) then as CRE,
representing the Swiss Association at UWE, Vice-President
and since 2008 President of the Swiss Association.
At the professional level, I was teacher of French language
and literature and leader of the group of French teachers
in my school. I developed programs of immersion in French
language and civilisation and I managed camps in the French
part of Switzerland and in France. I also developed a program
of French studies by playing theatre with my students.
I am interrested in politics on local / national and international
level. My special interrest is in developing chances for
women in their professional careers in balance with their
family life. This is the topic of the meetings I am organizing. |
Goals for this position and the contribution you believe you can personally make if elected or appointed |
I would be engaged in helping to develop programs
for women to allow them to take care of themselves, to be
financially independent, to develop all their capacities
and finally be accepted as full members of their societies
in every part of the world. |
| Education: |
University
of Berne, Master degree 1992,
University of
Berlin (1 semester) University of Zurich .
Studies of French literature/ German literature / special
field: Swiss literature. |
| Mother
tongue: |
French/German |
| Ability
to speak English: |
Good |
| Ability
to understand spoken English: |
Good |
| Ability
to read English: |
Good |
| Ability
to write English: |
Good |
| Other
languages: |
Italian
(limited) |
| Computer
skills: |
Some experience sending e-mail and using the Internet |
| Internet
Access: |
Regular access to e-mail at home or the office |
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