15 BAWP to host international conference
FEMALE police officers from across the world will be descending upon Cardiff in August 2015 to celebrate a centenary of involvement in UK and international policing. BAWP Secretary Carolyn Williamson and committee member Julia Jaeger won the bid to stage the five- day event last September at the 2012 IAWP conference in St John’s, Newfoundland, The pair will be
supported by South Wales Police, in particular Inspector Nicky Flower who won the BAWP and then IAWP award for Coaching and Mentoring in 2011. Nicky and colleagues will be providing
the local support and knowledge, building the website and providing book keeping facilities. The conference will be held in the
heart of Cardiff at the Motorpoint Arena, which is within walking distance of a wide range of hotels and shops. With 60 delegates already registered as part of an ‘early bird’ rate offered at the 2012 IAWP Conference Carolyn says it “promises to be a fabulous event”. She added: “We hope that many British delegates will be able to take advantage of the event returning to the UK and join us for all, or some of
the five days. So take note of the dates: August 23-27, 2015.”9
History volunteer needed
ARE you interested in police history? Could you produce a souvenir booklet for the 2015 conference and help set up an exhibition of UK and international policewomen? Then the conference organisers need your help. “The conference celebrates the 100th
anniversary of founding the IAWP and also 100 years of policewomen in the UK. Consequently we want to record this momentous achievement. The IAWP have an historian to work with and the South Wales Police museum curator will help too, but we need a leader for this important portfolio,” said Julia Jaeger. Interested? Contact Julia by email on:
jaeger_julia@btinternet.com
HELPING KOSOVAN POLICEWOMEN
BAWP committee member Julia Jaegar visited Kosovo in November to help set up a staff association for female police officers. She had been invited to the country by the UN Women’s office through her role within the International Association of Women Police (IAWP), and as an ‘international expert’. The United Nations has been
working in the country since the 1990s. One of their roles has been to redevelop and modernise the police service, bringing in women for the first time. But a recent report by their Gender Equality Office didn’t bring good news said Julia. “The number of women leaving the police was double the number of male officers leaving. It was clear something needed to be done to stem the flow, which was why the idea of setting up a staff association for
policewomen was born.” “This was a very new concept
for the country as they don’t have any sort of associations at all. So I knew I had a lot of work to do in a short time. This included meeting and bringing round a whole host of senior officers and staff to the idea and often through a translator!” added Julia. The first planning meeting for the association was attended by 25 female officers and ran until
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3am. “This was the first time they had ever got together to discuss issues specific to them,” said Julia. Before returning to the UK
Policewomen from across Kosovo met at Hotel Sharri in the Sharr mountains to discuss setting up a staff association
Julia helped them draft their constitution, aims and objectives, their priorities, a logo and motto, and a launch date. “It was impressive how quickly they worked and with such enthusiasm,” she said, “I look forward to it all coming to fruition.”9
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