UNISON has almost one million women members - more than two thirds of our union. Women still earn a lot less than men and face sex discrimination and harassment at work. Our members also juggle work and home commitments. Many have caring responsibilities and almost half work part-time. This is why UNISON takes a lead on negotiating and campaigning on women's rights at work and in the community. To get involved in our campaign go to Equal Pay.

UNISON women join Million Women Rise : 6 March 2010

UNISON is again supporting the Million Women Rise event to be held on Saturday 6 March 2010, to celebrate International Women's Day and to demonstrate against male violence.

Lose the Labels campaign - end the stigmatisation of lone parents

UNISON women's conference has long supported the call for more effective measures to support lone parents - nine out of ten of whom are women - and their families, including measures such as improving access to quality childcare and flexible work, and a benefits system which does not penalise working lone parents.

Women's Question Time : Tuesday 16 March 2010

Your chance to question all potential women's ministers on their manifestos for women and girls before the general election.

New guidance on breastfeeding at work

UNISON is working with Maternity Action, who campaign to end inequality and promote the health and well-being of all pregnant women, their partners and children from before conception through to the child's early years.

Corporate Sexism: The sex industry's infiltration of the modern workplace

UNISON national women's conference policy is to campaign against the proliferation of lap dancing clubs and the exploitation and harassment of women.  A new report from the Fawcett Society, "Corporate Sexism : The sex industry's infiltration of the modern workplace", to which UNISON has contributed, finds that the use of lap dancing clubs and display of pornography in a work context is a major new threat to women's equality at work.

No time like the present - women and pensions

(21/07/09)With the credit crunch biting, soaring bills and conflicting demands on family incomes, it is tempting to avoid the unpleasant truth

Ovarian Cancer - remember the symptoms

A new nationwide advertising campaign has been launched by Ovarian Cancer Action to raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.

Cervical Cancer - Urgent action needed

England is the only part of the UK where women are first invited for screening at 25 years of age. In other parts of the country women are first invited at 20 years of age. Take action now to help change this situation.

Mooncups

Women’s conference 2008 made a decision to publicise the use of mooncups as a natural and safe method of dealing with periods.

Support for Clause 13 of the Policing and Crime Bill

UNISON national women's conference policy is to campaign to criminalise the purchase, rather than the sale of sex. Clause 13 of the Policing and Crime Bill is an important step in this direction.

The breastfeeding debate

(21/07/09) Media interest in breastfeeding has recently been stirred again by the publication of a report into mother's experience of bottle feeding, and concerns about the perceived pressure to breastfeed.

New campaign launched to tackle ‘women-blaming’ attitudes to rape

Rape Crisis Scotland has launched a hard hitting campaign tackling the myths around rape. The central purpose of This Is Not An Invitation To Rape Me is to challenge women-blaming attitudes to rape by stimulating public debate.