Ethical Standards and Conduct
The purpose of the Peninsula Women’s Network shall be to promote a spirit of cooperation and understanding among the members; to enhance one another’s career goals by providing a strong network of professional contacts, shared ideas and mutual encouragement; to provide recognition of the contributions by women in our community; and to encourage other women to join us in our pursuits.
The Peninsula Women’s Network shall support the continuing growth and development of women in all areas of their lives. To this end, it promotes, encourages and, where appropriate, provides opportunities for education on topics such as social, economic, family wellness, personal growth, and non partisan issues.
In order to achieve the purposes for which The Peninsula Women’s Network (PWN) was founded, we aspire to and insist on the highest standards of personal and professional integrity from the PWN leadership as well as each individual member of our organization.
Cooperation, understanding and mutual support are core values of PWN. Therefore, the following ethical qualities are crucial to the functioning of PWN:
Altruism: PWN is, first and foremost, an organization dependent on the cooperation and good will of its membership. Each PWN member should demonstrate a willingness to help fellow PWN members and the organization achieve their goals.
Respect: All PWN members deserve to be treated fairly. Respect also implies appreciation for the efforts of PWN members who donate their time, talents and expertise to the good and wellbeing of the organization.
Accountability: Upon accepting membership in PWN, each member assumes responsibility to support the goals, purpose and mission of PWN. Accountability implies considering and protecting the reputation of PWN when representing the organization to others. Accountability also implies an obligation on the part of the PWN leadership to safeguard the assets and reputation of the organization.
Reliability: PWN members have the right to expect that individual members will honor commitments made to each other when offering referrals or delivering goods and services. PWN members who accept a leadership role in the organization are obligated to fulfill the responsibilities of their office or position.
Honesty: All representations made to and on behalf of PWN members must reflect the highest standards of honesty. Failure to behave honestly in transactions or policy matters involving PWN members or the organization damages PWN and its mission and, therefore, cannot be tolerated.
Members who fail to adhere to the ethical standards detailed above may be removed from the membership roster or PWN leadership position at the discretion of the PWN Board of Directors.
These ethical standards are adopted by the Peninsula Women’s Network Board of Directors on February 4, 2008.