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Empowering and inspiring women – UNISON Women’s Conference
#uwomen20 Kate Ramsden gives an overview of Women’s Conference 2020 and also hears from two first time Scottish delegates, Alice
Read moreInspiring women inspiring women
#uwomen20 Women’s conference unanimously backed a call from Scotland to take a lead in telling women’s stories in order to
Read moreKeeping conference right – the role of the National Women’s Standing Orders Committee
Scotland’s representative on the National Women’s Standing Orders Committee (SOC) Dianne O’Donnell, shares her experience in this busy role. This
Read moreGender pay gap about opportunity as much as pay
#uwomen20 In the 50th anniversary year of the Equal Pay Act, delegates to UNISON’s Women’s Conference slammed the continuing pay gap
Read moreRaising awareness of symptoms of heart attacks in women
With the shocking news from British Heart Foundation research that 50% of women are more likely to receive the wrong
Read moreRaising awareness of the devastating impact of domestic abuse
#uwomen2020 In a moving debate, conference heard many harrowing, personal experiences of surviving domestic abuse, as delegates pledged to raise
Read moreWinning equal pay – building members’ confidence
The stirring chords of “Bread and Roses” opened the #Uwomen2020 Fringe Meeting on Equal Pay as our Scottish UNISON colleagues
Read morePresident: ‘Our power comes from our activists’
UNISON President Josie Bird addressed #uwomen20 She highlighted the importance of recruiting workers in temporary and insecure posts “who arguably
Read moreMcAnea: ‘I see strong brave fierce women who won’t give up the fight’
#uwomen20 Assistant general secretary (bargaining) Christina McAnea, addressed conference and said that she was so proud to be in a
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