Women dominate the Jamaican workforce and trade union membership. However, when one examines the top-tier leadership of labour unions, women are grossly underrepresented.

The dearth of female leaders in labour unions was highlighted recently when an all-male panel gathered at The Gleaner’s Fourth Floor Forum at the North Street, Kingston, office to talk about the relevance of trade unions.

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