Latest Women's News   or click here for earlier news PSI Equality, Equity and Diversity News International news. Articles include: From membership to leadership: How to advance women in decision-making positions in trade unions; More women choosing to work, but gender equality remains a long way off; New report details gender inequalities in child rearing and household tasks. 15 March 2010 [full story] United Nations process bypasses civil society consultation on women’s equality A global trade union delegation representing more than 200 million members has sent an open letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon protesting the exclusion of civil voices in the shaping of recommendations on women’s equality at the UN’s annual meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women. 05 March 2010 [full story] Sex discrimination has no place in workplaces: Qantas and other employers must lift their game Australian employers, including some of the nation’s biggest companies, must lift their game to end sex discrimination in the workplace and improve pay and opportunities for women, say unions. 03 March 2010 [full story]  Click here for earlier news items... National Women's Consultative Committee The National Women's Consultative Committee (NWCC) is a committee of women who represent each Branch of the ASU. If you wish to be active in your Branch and participate in the Branch Women's Committee or organising in your workplace you should contact your NWCC representative and their details are listed below. NWCC member Branch location Email Phone Jo Justo National Office jjusto@asu.asn.au 0407 657 626 Margie Dale Nth Qld C&A asunqca@bigpond.com 07 4771 2873 Jan Sheppard Central & Sth Qld C&A jan.sheppard@qld.asu.net.au 07 3844 8402 Holly Patterson QLD Services holly@asuqld.asn.au 07 3844 5300 Gabe Kavanaugh NSW & ACT Services gabe@asu.org.au 02 9310 4000 Jodie Harrison NSW United Services jharrison@usu.org.au 02 9265 8211 Maria Kaplanis VIC A&S mkaplanis@asuvic.com 03 9342 3400 Sharon Sanchez VIC Private Sector ssanchez@asupsvic.org 03 9320 6700 Sean Kelly Tasmania skelly@asutas.org 03 6224 3411 Katrine Hildyard SA/NT khildyard@asu-sant.asn.au 08 8363 1322 Wayne Wood WA branch.secretary@asuwa.org 08 9427 7777   Buy your very own "STRONG UNIONS NEED WOMEN" t-shirt at the ASUshop

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