Usdaw has a Women's Officer at Central Office and a Women's Committee in each of its seven divisions. It campaigns on all sorts of issues that are important to women - equal pay, sexual harassment, cancer screening and maternity rights.

Usdaw's Education Department runs courses just for women, not just for the women who act as branch officers, committee members, shop stewards, etc, but also for any women members who might just want to know a little bit more about the union and what it is doing.

All these efforts are beginning to take effect with more and more women coming forward to work alongside other Usdaw members to improve conditions for all union members.