Women urged to seek election
Political reporter The Minister of Health, Ms Clark, has urged more women to stand for election to area health boards this October. Speaking in Christchurch, she said that the board system had to become more responsive to community needs, and this required increased participation by commun-
ity members in decisionmaking. “It is essential that many good candidates put themsleves forward for election to area health boards in October. “Strategies of empowerment for women will assist more to gain selfconfidence and recognise that they, tco, have the skills to stand for office4 '4
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