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What Do Women Want?

Submitted by janine on Wed, 02/01/2008 - 00:00

At December's women's network meeting, we asked for women's comments on work and other issues below. You might agree with some and disagree with others, but this is what women had to say …

  • What are the issues for women in the workplace?
    • More advice on career breaks and re-skilling due to breaks, including maternity leave.
    • Non-emptying of sanitary bins.
    • Not enough women at manager level.
    • Station Control Room Assistants working 7 nights in a row every 4 weeks is a bit hectic especially with children.
    • Network-building for skills, women union members as mentors to help career transitions.
    • Staff taxis should run door to door (for all TfL employees who work out-of–hours, not just operational).
    • Lone working.
    • Restructuring affecting single parents and part-timers most.
    • Childcare, for union meetings as well as work.
    • Men swearing - or assuming that women object to swearing even if we don’t.
    • Always being asked to do covers, rather than the men.
  • What is the best time for you to attend women’s meetings?
    • Early evening or lunchtimes.
  • What issues in wider society are you intersted in campaigning on?
    • Human Rights. Working class rights.
    • Equal pay and conditions.
    • International solidarity.
    • Abortion rights.
    • Sweatshop labour.
    • Teenage and child soldiers.
    • »