Today marks the day in the year where women effectively, on average, stop earning relative to men because of the gender pay gap
Today marks the day in the year where women effectively, on average, stop earning relative to men because of the gender pay gap
Cutting the relative value of the state pension is a false economy and likely to increase welfare support
Government set to introduce mandatory duty on employers to protect staff by introducing explicit protections from third-party harassment
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As a result of COVID-19, many conferences and meetings have had to be cancelled. With this in mind, UNISON South East organised a series of online sessions in place of the usual regional Equality Conference–online and live. The Conference was opened by Regional Manager and Head of Equality, Jo Galloway. “This year has been like […]
Angela Gorman recalls the inspiration for a charity that has saved the lives of thousands of pregnant women in Africa
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 […]
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 […]
With Kamala Harris making history as America’s first female vice-president, Amanda Kendal reflects on the value of having women in positions of authority
UNISON’s Empowering Women – Live! online event begins with speeches from general secretary Christina McAnea and deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner As a result of COVID-19, many conferences and meetings have had to be cancelled. With this in mind, the national women’s committee has organised a series of online events in place […]
New domestic abuse protection orders will help to prevent abusive partners coming to victims’ workplaces As the Domestic Abuse Bill moves through Parliament to become law, UNISON has won a key amendment to ensure that domestic abuse protection orders (DAPOs) will apply to the workplace. The new protection orders are set to replace domestic violence […]
I was asked by both a local TV station and local Domestic Abuse charity to speak as part of the Zero Tolerance for FGM Day on 6 February. This year's theme […]
Women make great Health and Safety Reps! There has been an increased interest in Health & Safety, and UNISON South East have recruited and are training 70 new Health & Safety Reps to work with employers and their local branch to make work safer for all our members. Reps in most workplaces will receive full […]
With more than a million women members, UNISON is always loud and proud for women’s rights at work. Here are just a couple of our recent wins
This International Women’s Day we’ll all be ‘choosing to challenge’ – just as we always do in UNISON