Any female person is eligible for membership upon signing the membership application form and upon payment of an annual subscription. The membership of the Movement shall constitute all financial members. Financial members are female members of the Movement who have paid all due subscriptions and who support the Movement s work either actively or supportively. Any person, entity or organization that supports the Movement s purpose, pays the subscription and has ethical practices is eligible to be a friend of the Movement.

All members and friends should be kept informed of Movement news, meetings and substantive decisions. The Management Board ( MB ) in its discretion may refuse membership of friendship to any person, entity or organization that the MB believes to be contrary to the mission, purpose and objectives of the Movement. The expulsion of any existing member requires the endorsement of a Special General Meeting ( SGM ).

All members are required to abide by the confidentiality rule in respect of strategies, minutes and proceedings of the Movement unless it concerns a decision or statement authorized by the MB or a policy as stated in the Policy Manual. Breach of this confidentiality will be deemed to be grounds to withdraw membership after a fair hearing in compliance with the rules of natural justice. If any member has a grievance it may be taken up with the Coordinator. If the grievance is not mutually settled then the matter may be taken up with the MB.

Every member including staff retains the right once the grievance has been discussed with the Coordinator to directly take her grievance to the MB. Procedures for appeals about staff dismissals must follow the steps outlined in the Movement s Operations Manual.

Associate members include individual and corporate members. Anybody, who accepts the ethos of the Movement, believes in its work and policy is welcome to join. Membership can occur in two ways, namely, as an active collective or supportive collective member.

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