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A member of the world’s most famous feminist family, Helen Pankhurst talks about feminism, her hopes for her children, and what men can do to help the movement

A member of the world’s most famous feminist family, Helen Pankhurst talks about feminism, her hopes for her children, and what men can do to help the movement

Suffragettes will lead Scottish demonstration in continuing struggle over grading system and equal pay

UNISON’s women’s conference voted against the UK government’s decision to limit child tax credit to the first two children, and the so called ‘rape clause’

Refuge services for survivors of domestic violence have been decimated by the public-sector funding cuts, UNISON’s women’s conference heard

Dr Helen Pankhurst addresses UNISON women’s conference

UNISON’s women’s conference votes to support the ageing female workforce

General secretary backs Birmingham strikers as he speaks to ‘the biggest gathering of women trade unionists in this country’

UNISON’s women’s conference addresses the lack of women working in science, technology, engineering and maths

Ms Mckee works at the Royal Victoria hospital in Belfast and told conference of the challenges she sees her colleagues and patients […]

The Abortion Act became law 50 years ago this week on 27 October 1967

There is a memorial in Westminster to the brave women who fought for women’s suffrage, but one of the key campaigners doesn’t feature on it.

The commitments that were made to women members almost a quarter of a century ago matter as much today as they did then – and as we approach our union’s 25th anniversary celebrations, we must return once again to those commitments, and renew them for the next quarter century to come.

Last year nearly 5,000 UNISON members took part in our equality survey. Take part this year and you might win a holiday.

National conference calls on ILO to count girls in forced childhood marriage as child labour