GMB activists campaign and fight for better rights, pay and conditions for all women at work. Despite 100 years of progress in law and society, women workers are still a long way off from being treated fairly at work. In many sectors, the situation for women workers is getting worse.

The Women's Campaign Unit builds on that inspirational history. We're running accessible, interactive training for organisers, reps and members on how to spot equal pay and health and safety issues for women and how we come together to overcome them for good.

Every year GMB awards the Eleanor Marx Award to an inspirational woman who has stood up and made an exceptional difference to our members’ lives. The winner will also be nominated for the TUC Women’s Gold Badge Award, which is presented at TUC Congress in September.

Today is #EqualPayDay. ⚖️ For the first time in more than a decade, the gender pay gap has grown - pay inequality in the UK has gotten worse. GMB women like Kim, Shirley and Mel are campaigning to end the undervaluation of women’s work.

GMB Trade Union - Women's Network. 694 likes · 1 talking about this. GMB is proud to have an excellent record of fighting for the rights of women This...

Since Eleanor Marx helped Will Thorne set up the Gas & General Workers Union in 1889, GMB has relied on strong women. Here are some of today's GMB women...

Mar 26, 2025 · Around 400 women are to join an equal pay claim against Barnet Council in London, according to the GMB union. The women, who work as school support staff in the borough, argue that there are structural pay differences between predominantly female roles and those carried out by men. This would be the first equal pay claim of its kind in a London ...

The majority of our members are women and women are our fastest growing membership. GMB is actively working to increase women's representation at all levels for example, working to enable (predominantly female) support staff to take on organising roles - and within the workplace.

GMB women are diverse – we’re disabled, LGBT+, of all ethnicities and all ages. Discrimination against us as women works together with other kinds of discrimination to make work even tougher for some of us. We know that: Our women members tell us that being in …

Jan 22, 2025 · GMB categorically denies claims of a culture of bullying or sexism within the union. Former staffers and members of the GMB union have launched an official complaint to the equalities watchdog this week over allegations of institutional sexism …