- Conference
- 2020 National Black Members' Conference
- Date
- 18 September 2019
- Decision
- Carried as Amended
Conference notes statistics show there is a clear lack of Black women in leadership positions. Black women are still under-represented in senior roles in the workplace.
This is often because many Black women though they have the qualifications, experience and practicalities for the job role, they are often overlooked for their white counterparts.
This may be down to many reasons such as:
� Lack of Information to the Black staff
� Lack of opportunities
� Lack of time to develop
� Lack of training to progress
� Lack of support from immediate management team
With this in mind Black talent is not lacking in abundance but being stifled by a lack of recognition of the problem and being given support.
We call upon the National Black Members Committee to work with UNISON’s Learning and Organising Services, Service Group Executives, the National Executive Committee Self Organised Groups and other appropriate teams to:
1) Undertake research of Black Women�s experience at work, via a survey for Black women in UNISON and how best to support their concerns
2)Review training programme of courses, encouraging Black Women to participate in leadership programmes and promote these courses through UNISON media
3) Explore developing workshops for Black women to highlight their transferable skills through confidence building, CV writing, completing applications, and communication skills.