For GUT trade unionism summer course

1. WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP Sometimes it’s hard to be
a woman

2. GRENADA
HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF
WOMEN IN
LEADERSHIP

3. DAME HILDA
BYNOE
The first female Governor in the
Commonwealth, Dame Hilda Bynoe from
1968 to 1974

4. JOAN PURCELL
Leader of National Democratic Congress and President of the
Senate from 2008 to 2013

5. MADE
SIGNIFICANT
STRIDES
TOWARDS
…INCREASING
WOMEN’S
EMPOWERMENT
OPPORTUNITIES”
Fulfillment of the Brasilia Consensus

6. 33% OF THE
MEMBERS OF
THE HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTAT
IVES ARE
WOMEN

7. DR. CECILE LA
GRENADE
In 2013 The Queen appointed to
Grenada the first female Head of
State.,

8. THE JUDICIARY IN
GRENADA HAS
100% FEMALE
REPRESENTATION
In the magistry 60% are female

9. SO ARE WE
DONE?

10. WHAT IS
CEDAW??

11. INTERNATION
AL UNITED
NATIONS
TREATY
Signed by 99
countries in
1980 and 189
since then.

12. APPROPRIATE
MEASURES,
INCLUDING
LEGISLATION, TO
MODIFY OR ABOLISH
EXISTING LAWS,
REGULATIONS,
CUSTOMS AND
PRACTICES WHICH
CONSTITUTE
DISCRIMINATION

14. HOW ARE WE DOING?

15. WOMEN FORM THE
MAJORITY OF THE
WORLD’S POOREST
PEOPLE

16. THE NUMBER OF WOMEN LIVING
IN RURAL POVERTY HAS
INCREASED BY 50% SINCE 1975

17. WOMEN PRODUCE HALF OF THE
WORLD’S FOOD, BUT THEY EARN
ONLY 10% OF THE WORLD’S INCOME

18. WOMEN OWN
LESS THAN
1% OF THE
WORLD’S
PROPERTY

19. 38% OF MURDERS OF
WOMEN ARE COMMITTED BY
AN INTIMATE PARTNER

20. WOMEN’S ACCESS
TO JUSTICE IS
OFTEN BLOCKED
BY LAWS AND
PRACTICES

21. Laws prevent women from driving, working at
night, inheriting property, giving evidence in
Court, choose who they marry (or the right not to
marry in cases of early forced marriages), divorce
and remarry. In some countries there are laws
explicitly mandating “wife obedience”.

23. HOW CAN WE ADDRESS
THIS PROBLEM?

24. TEACHER UNIONS
SHOULD BE
LEADING THIS
FIGHT

25. TEACHING IS
A FEMALE
DOMINATED
PROFESSION.
OVER 70% OF
TEACHERS
ARE WOMEN.

26. TEACHERS
ARE IN A
POSITION TO
INFLUENCE
STUDENTS,
AND
THEREFORE,
SOCIETY

27. TEACHER UNIONS SHOULD BE
ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING
WOMEN AS LEADERS

28. ARE THEY?

29. ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
FEDERATION ONTARIO
76,000
members

30. 81%OF ETFO MEMBERS
ARE WOMEN.

31. ATTENDING
THE ANNUAL
MEETING
WERE WOMEN
BUT ONLY
58%OF THE
SPEECHES
WERE BY
WOMEN

32. ONLY 57% OF THE
PRESIDENTS OF
ETFO LOCALS ARE
WOMEN.

33. NINE OF THE 14
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
(64%) ARE WOMEN.

34. WE’VE MADE
PROGRESS
BUT WE
AREN’T
THERE YET

35. SO WHAT
CAN WE DO?

36. Make gender
equity a core
union priority
ETFO CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE X

37. WHAT IS THE
G.U.T’S
POLICY ON
GENDER
EQUITY?WHAT SHOULD
IT BE?
WRITE IT NOW
AND BE READY
TO
SHARE/DISCUS
S

38. INTRODUCE RULES ON
GENDER BALANCE
Where does the balance
between men and women
lie?

39. ETFO GUARANTEES POSITIONS
FOR WOMEN ON THE EXECUTIVE
(FIVE OF 14 POSITIONS)
6% of ETFO’s annual
budget) allocated for
women’s programs

40. WHAT RULES
SHOULD THE
G.U.T MAKE
TO ENSURE
THAT WOMEN
ARE
REPRESENTE
D?
WRITE DOWN
THREE RULES
AND BE READY
TO
SHARE/DISCUS
S

41. PREPARE WOMEN FOR
LEADERSHIP ROLES
Women’s programs

43. VISIONS
PROGRAM
A series of 3 workshops for
women in their first 5 years of
membership to help them
understand how the unions works
and develop leadership skills

44. MENTOR
COACHING
INSTITUTE
FOR WOMEN
MentorCoaches were paired up
with mentees from across the
province. Throughout the year,
mentees communicated
formally with their
mentorcoaches and came
together online to read articles,
watch pertinent videos and
continue the mentoring
dialogue.

45. …AND STILL
WE RISE
CONFERENC
E
ETFO’s Annual Conference for Women.
This conference continues to be a
highlight each year with over 400
women in attendance.

46. HOW CAN
THE G.U.T
BETTER
PREPARE
WOMEN FOR
LEADERSHIP
ROLES?
WHAT IS ONE
WOMEN’S
PROGRAM
THAT WOULD
WORK?
WRITE IT NOW
AND BE READY
TO
SHARE/DISCUS
S

47. ENGAGE
MALE
TEACHERS
AND SHOW
THEM HOW
WOMEN
LEADERS
BENEFIT
THEM

48. HIGHER FAMILY INCOMES
WHICH BENEFITS THE
ECONOMY

49. TO BE SUCCESSFUL TEACHER
UNIONS NEED MANY DIFFERENT
TYPES OF LEADERS

50. WE NEED THE BEST
LEADERS
Studies show that on
average women have
better communication
skills and are better at
taking initiative and multi-
tasking.

51. WHAT ARE
SOME WAYS
WE CAN HELP
MEN
UNDERSTAND
THAT THEY
SHOULD
SUPPORT
WOMEN
LEADERS?

52. COLLECT DATA We need to know if we
have a problem or not

53. SHARE THE DATA
Each year at the ETFO AGM a
report on the current role of
women in the union is shared
and discussed, and data about
women and their role in
leadership is an essential part of
that report.

54. DEVELOP A PLAN
You can only achieve your
goals if you have a
concrete plan that shows
you how to get there

55. ENCOURAGE A NETWORK
OF WOMEN LEADERS
Ensure there are
opportunities for women
to network and support
each other

56. NAME THREE
CONCRETE
STEPS YOU
WILL TAKE TO
ENCOURAGE
WOMEN
LEADERS IN
THE G.U.T