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

Date

1 – 3 April 2022

Location

Eastbourne

The Womens Regional Forum campaign for improvements to women’s rights in the workplace and in the wider community and support campaigns aimed at improving women’s lives.

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 […]

We are discriminated against for being Black and for being women, and we exist in both identities at all times. When trying to […]

My role is to provide an activity programme for the inpatients. In December, the ward was hit badly with COVID-19, resulting in all our roles […]

“I left school at 16 and did a whole range of different jobs before going to uni in my twenties. After graduating, I got a job as a housing officer in Glasgow City […]

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 […]

However, the majority of cases of FGM/C are thought to take place before the age of 8 with half of all FGM taking place before the on 5 years. It is believed that FGM/C […]

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 […]

New UNISON report shows the pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on women

Women’s history has been long overlooked and this is an opportunity to raise awareness of women’s history, to celebrate women’s lives and achievements; which are not only inspiring, but also provide strong role models for women today

Date

20 November 2021 11:00am–12:30pm

Location

UNISON Centre

The Women’s Committee campaign for improvements to women’s rights in the workplace and in the wider community and support campaigns aimed at improving women’s lives.

Date

20 November 2021 9:30am–11:00am

Location

Online Meeting

The Women’s Committee campaign for improvements to women’s rights in the workplace and in the wider community and support campaigns aimed at improving women’s lives.

Date

1 – 2 October 2021

Location

Online meeting

This year’s UNISON South East Regional Women’s Forum takes place 1-2 October with a range of talks and workshops and a chance to network with other women in the region.

Date

15 July 2021 5:30pm–7:00pm

Location

Online Meeting

The Women’s Committee campaign for improvements to women’s rights in the workplace and in the wider community and support campaigns aimed at improving women’s lives.