From women to genderStructure in ACV-CSC

ACV-CSC as a whole Branches: Building, Teachers,

Transport.. Regions: Flemish and French speaking Confederation: national level

Each branch and region has their own autonomy. Financially they are connected. Conference every 4 years with framework for confederation.

Important aspects – conference 2002

From women’s structure to gender Gender action plan Gender mainstreaming Equality body

From women’s structure to gender – the old days

Each branch and each region a person partly responsable for women. (with women groups)

Idea: include more women and women issues in the trade union.

Confederation level: 2 coordinators (French&Flemish) + budget

From women’s structure to gender - problem Groups excisted out of older people,

not much young people. The women groups were nog very active anymore.

Women groups were seperate groups who could give their opinions on certain topics.

Society developed into the idea of ‘gender’, also non-macho men face problems, men should also fight for equality issues m/f

From women’s structure to gender – new system Conference 2002: approval of gender-

concept (more on Flemish side than French)

Gendermainstreaming Gender groups (men also included) on

regional and branch level Gender-topics: for example: parental

leave for men!

From women’s structure to gender – new system

Equality body: Goal: more equality m/f in our own trade

union Anual report with numbers of each branch

and region Quota 33% Equality officers in every region/branch Equality in our national comité (50/50)