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Making your Voice Heard ...in your Local Community Via the Community Council Most communities have a community council which were set up to make the views of communities known to the local authorities. Many are very active and actively consult the views of the community. Others are less effective. You can raise issues or comment on current events to your community council. Better yet, think about becoming a community council representative. Volunteer There are many organisations within the community which need volunteers. School PTAs, Citizen Advice Bureau, Hospitals, environmental groups, community associations: all need local people to work together. Many can have a direct impact on women’s lives, for example out of school clubs or playgroups or caring help for the elderly.	Latest News Women@Work project gets 3 years' funding! Did you know? Despite the fact that women directors are more likely to be involved with profitable businesses than their male counterpoints, there are over 3 times more male directors than women. Only one town in the UK - Walkerburn in the Scottish Borders - has more female directors than male.Source: 2006 study by Experian Topic of the Month W@W Topic of the Month for July: Women and Pensions Check it out ACTSA Dignity! Period. campaign. Action for South Africa (ACTSA) for several years has campaigned to provide women in Zimbabwe with sanitary products. Pads or tampons cost more than 50% of the average monthly wage in Zimbabwe. Yet without safe sanitary pads or tampons women and girls cannot work or go to school, or risk infections. Find out more and how you can help from their website. Check out our archive of previous Check it out ... topics.