Women in work: childcare during coronavirus
This guidance sets out the steps members can take to ensure that parents and carers are not disadvantaged during the Covid-19 crisis by their childcare responsibilities.
International Women's Day
International Women's Day (IWD) celebrates women and calls for gender equity.
Annie Higdon award
Awarded in recognition of work to challenge sexism and engage women in the union.
Menopause
Advice on working through the menopause, guides and checklists for leaders and school reps and the NEU's model menopause policy.
Advice
Menopause guide and checklist for reps
The menopause is an occupational health issue for women educators, as well as being an equality issue. It is important that schools and colleges are suitable workplaces for menopausal women. The purpose of this guide and checklist for reps is to signpost you to advice, and to support you in improving workplace conditions for menopausal women.
Menopause guide and checklist for leaders
NEU leadership members are key to supporting women going through the menopause in the workplace. As a leader, you’re not alone. Collaboration between leaders, governors, workplace reps, health and safety reps and a staff support network can go a long way towards creating a supportive environment for women experiencing menopause symptoms at work.
Working through the menopause
The purpose of this guidance is to suggest practical ways in which the school and college environment can be improved for women who are going through the menopause.
Women’s health and safety
It is essential that health and safety in schools should be gender sensitive and appropriate.
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination
The legal definitions of pregnancy and maternity discrimination, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
State pension
Information about the single-tier state pension and changes to the state retirement age.
Equal pay and The Equal Pay Act 1970
The campaign for equal pay has a long history; one which is still ongoing.
The right to vote
The right to vote was a hard-won milestone in the battle for equality
Women and poverty
The NEU is concerned about how poverty disproportionately affects women.
It's just everywhere - sexism in schools
The results of UK Feminista and NEU’s groundbreaking study are clear: schools, education bodies and Government must take urgent action to tackle sexism in schools. "It's just everywhere" is a study on sexism in schools and how we tackle it.
FGM: Mandatory Reporting
Clarification of the law on mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation (FGM).
Maternity rights
As well as statutory maternity rights, most teachers are also covered by the maternity rights scheme for teachers, set out in the Burgundy Book national agreement on conditions of service.
Blog
International Women's Day - celebrating women in the union
International Women’s Day on the 8 March is a chance to celebrate women’s achievements around the world as well as shine a spotlight on the continuing inequalities and injustices that women and girls face.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
The Government cuts to sexual violence services, particularly services for Black and minoritized women, means that many women and girls are not getting the support they need.
Press release
Harassment, Abuse and Violence Against Women
Sexism has real negative consequences for girls and for female staff, who disproportionately experience sexual violence and harassment. If we want different outcomes for girls, we need to start doing things differently.
Maternity Rights
Sexism and sexist biases including pregnancy and maternity discrimination mean that women in the education sector are losing out in status and pay.
The state of girls’ rights in the UK
We support Plan International’s call for a remodelling of education, one that puts gender equality and social and emotional learning at it’s heart.
Sexual harassment of girls is widespread in schools
New research from the National Education Union and UK Feminista – “It’s just everywhere”: Sexism in schools and how we tackle it - shows that the sexual harassment of girls in schools is widespread.
Article
Global issues affecting women and girls
75 million children, of whom 41 million are girls, do not go to primary school.
Policy
Gender pay gap
Despite Government promises, for teachers, the gender pay gap persists.