Promoting gender Promoting gender equality in trade unions – equality in trade unions –

a checklista checklistAgnieszka Ghinararu

Political commitmentPolitical commitment

Strong commitment from trade union leaders Development/adoption of policy documents Gender issues on political agenda Strategic aim: parity in decision making

bodies and in collective bargaining teams, delegations etc.

Target or minimum quota Reserved seats Gender mainstreaming

What trade unions can do?What trade unions can do?

Gender segregated union statistics Gender equality department/officer/unit and women’s

structure Develop/adopt activity plans of interest for women Annual progress report on representationof women;

reporting to different trade union bodies Gender projects Women’s conference Campaigning /national, sub-regional, regional level/ Organising women /especially in atypical jobs Gender missions, gender auditing

What Tus can do: educationWhat Tus can do: education

Arising awareness by education Leadership trainings for women Trainings for women (empowering,

equality, negotiating etc.) Preparing and disseminating manuals,

guidelines, publications Trainings for women and men: male quota

for trainings on gender equality issues

What Tus can do: collective What Tus can do: collective bargainingbargaining

Developing new collective bargaining contents

Preparing and disseminating checkilst for gender equality collective bargaining

Training negotiators on equality issues Strategic aim: parity in collective

bargaining teams

Women’s structureWomen’s structure

Networking Surveying, researching Developing communication strategies

/internal and external/ Coordination with the other union women’s

groups Cooperation with NGOs Campaiging, educating, awareness raising…

Women’s structure and Women’s structure and confederationconfederation

Establishing of women’s structure/body on confederal, branch, territorial company level …

Statutory position Budget Technical and expert assistance …