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THE RISE OF ARAB TRADE UNION WOMEN
LEADERS
They continue to live with the realities of ongoing wars and revolutions, discrimination and abuse, but Arab women are finding ways to organise for a better future through sisterhood and trade union solidarity across borders......Members reported that in some countries, including Jordan, Lebanon and Kuwait, less than 10% of union members are women, while in Tunisia that figure is closer to 50%. Union members emphasised that PSI’s gender equality policy has had a significant impact in increasing the number of women union members in trade unions across the region, but that “there is still a long way to go to reach gender parity in top executiveunion positions.”
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3-Page 2013 Document with Photos:
http://www.world-psi.org/sites/default/files/attachment/news/mena_women_leadership_story_0.pdf
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