Public and Commercial Services Union

Women make up more than 60 per cent of PCS members so the issues that matter to women are very high on the agenda for PCS.

At national level we have a women’s forum made up of women representatives from all of our bargaining areas and regions. The forum provides advice to the national executive committee on issues affecting women in the workplace, women in the union and women in wider society and provides an opportunity to share best practice between negotiators.

We also hold an annual women’s seminar and provide training for women reps through PCS regional offices.

Women's toolkit covers the following sections:

• Establishing a branch womens' advisory committee (BWAC)
• What is the Public Sector Duty?
• Legislation that affects women at work
• Women and health and safety
• Womens' equality information, campaigns and resources
• Adoption
• Childcare and salary sacrifice schemes
• Campaigning for equal pay
• Domestic violence - a guide for members
• Domestic violence - a guide for reps
• Eldercare
• Fawcett, closing the inequality gap
• Stress
• Women and pensions
• 100 years of women's pensions - conference report