Transcript Experience of Quota at HKCTU

Women’’s Empower, Gender Equality and Labour Rights:
Transforming the Terrain
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Sally Choi
Hong Kong Confederation of trade union
31-7-2013
Annual General Member Meeting
Executive Committee (26 members)
6 Committees on various aspects including women
committee
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* Before adopting the quota system in 2006
* Over 80 affiliates and nearly 160,000 members
* Female members participation/representation
* At least 1 female representative who is
nominated by women committee, be the vice
chair
Membership
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More than 50%
Executive
Committee (29)
15%
*HK Feminist group advocated
for gender mainstreaming
*ITUC campaign for women
representation in unions
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* Unfair to male members
* Can women seats represent the interest of all
women members?
* Feeling inferior to take the women seats
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* During the Annual General Members (AGM) meeting of HKCTU in
2006
* Constitution adopted quota system:
* Maximum 4 seats (quota) for women candidate at the exco
* Female members are not excluded from general election
channel
* One of the quota is reserved for nomination from Women
committee and other 4 quotas are open for nominations
from affiliates
* Candidates who take women seats should participate
women committee
* At least 1 vice chair person is Women
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* Unutilized of the quotas for female candidate
* Low participation of Women seats exco
members in Women Committee
* No big increase of female nominations from
affliates
* No big change in the leadership level of
affliates
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* Low leadership turnover (transition) rate
* No additional resources for women leadership
building and gender training
* Differences among female unionists /
class
differences (white collar vs blue collar)
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