Women & Gender Equity Committee
The UFCW Canada National Council Women and Gender Equity Committee provides women members with tools that can help them become engaged in their workplace, their union, and in their communities. The Committee also advises the National Council on issues of primary concern to women members.
The mission of the Women and Gender Equity Committee is to:
Develop tools and training to encourage the involvement of women in organizing;
Support and develop tools and initiatives for promoting women into leadership positions;
Create awareness of the social and economic inequality of women;
Create awareness on the issue of Domestic Violence and how this affects the workplace;
Create awareness on the issue of Violence Against Women, including indigenous women;
Support, promote, and engage women in politics; and
Lobby government and develop initiatives for a universal child care system, ending violence against women, making it easier for women to join unions, improving maternity and parental benefits, and improving the economic equality of women.
The Committee also collaborates with the UFCW International Women’s Network, the Canadian Labour Congress’ Women’s Committee, and other provincial labour bodies on issues and events that affect and interest UFCW women members.
UFCW Canada National Council Women and Gender Equity Committee
Anna Gabriel | UFCW Canada Local 102 |
April Albrecht | UFCW Canada Local 401 |
Debora De Angelis | UFCW Canada National Office |
Emmanuelle Lopez | UFCW Canada National Office |
Glacier Effs-Samuel | UFCW Canada Local 1006A |
Isabelle Roy | UFCW Canada Local 501 |
Judy Hrycuik | UFCW Canada Local 1400 |
Karen Vaughan | UFCW Canada Local 175 & 633 |
Kim Novak | UFCW Canada Local 1518 |
Leslie Lavache | UFCW Canada Local 500 |
Shari Jensen | UFCW Canada Local 1518 |
Sonia Taylor | UFCW Canada Local 832 |
Tima Dickerson | UFCW Canada Local 247 |