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Socialist Organiser1983 1983-06-30Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 5 →
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"THE time is now overdue for COHSE to be seen as a trade union forming policy as a result of more women members from branches involved in the decision-making process.".
Fine words from this year's COHSE NEC report: but in reality there is no intention from either the male dominated NEC or from the full-time officials for any serious attempt to give women more say in the union.
COHSE has an "equal opportunities committee" , six out its eleven menues are ned. Une elete membed are men. Come paigns against abortion rights and is opposed to positive discrimination.
The President, also a member of the equal opportunities committee, was nearly censured this year for making sexist comments from the chair during conference.
With an equal opportunities committee like this it is not surprising that few gains have been made by women in the union.
COHSE has over 78% female membership. Yet this year only 25% of conference delegates were women and the percentage had fallen since last year.
There is still only one woman Women in struggle LOF NOTHING