�Where are the women in Unions?�

Kokorwe with Chinese ambassador and his wife.PIC: BONGOTLO SEOTSHIRO
Kokorwe with Chinese ambassador and his wife.PIC: BONGOTLO SEOTSHIRO

Despite the saying in the labour movement that the leadership should look like the membership, the opposite is true in Botswana and in many parts of the globe.

As the world celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) yesterday, women were reminded of the stark gender disparities existing in trade Unions, and were called on to close the gender gaps.

Despite women-folk making up the majority of the labour movement’s membership, a very meagre percentage of them are in Union leadership positions. 

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