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Women making a difference in UNISON

With more than a million women members, UNISON is always loud and proud for women at work. Tara Langan works in an NHS mental health trust in Sussex. Tara has recently become active within her branch as a steward and will soon be training as a Health & Safety rep. We spoke to her just […]

Article on the UNISON South East site.

International Women’s Day – Black women perspective

Living at the intersection of racism and sexism is far from easy. We are discriminated against for being Black and for being women, and we exist in both identities at all times. When trying to understand a Black woman’s experiences, intersectionality is an important consideration. Intersectional discrimination has only recently been recognised, at least in […]

News on the UNISON South East site.

Equality is at the heart of UNISON

This disproportionately impacts both women, as well as members of the LGBT+ community –who are also more likely to face social exclusion, isolation, and mental health […]

Article, Equality on the UNISON South East site.

18 November is Equal Pay Day 2021

Today marks the day in the year where women effectively, on average, stop earning relative to men because of the gender pay gap

News on the UNISON South East site.