Chelsea Women’s Commission aims to cultivate next generation of female leaders [Video]

CHELSEA – Just in time for Women’s History Month, Chelsea city leaders have announced they’re creating a new Women’s Commission dedicated to cultivating the next generation of female leaders.

“Women have been historically been a really big part of our leadership in Chelsea,” City Manager Fidel Maltez said. “Chelsea in many ways has been leading the way for a long time having women in leadership.”

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With nearly half of the Chelsea City Council comprised of women, Maltez said creating the new commission was a no-brainer.

“The goal of the commission is to have research, and policy discussions, with the goal of addressing needs really specific to women in Chelsea,” he said.

One of those needs they’re hoping to look at is access and the cost of childcare.

“We know childcare will lead to having more jobs in …