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Show filtersICA Gender Equality Committee urges action to stop violence against women and girls
Only 5% of government aid is focused on tackling violence against women and girls, UN figures…
US credit unions are more likely to have a female CEO than banks
Around 51% of US credit union CEOs, and 36% of board members in the sector, are…
ICA Asia and Pacific Committee on Women to mark 25th anniversary with Tokyo event
A booklet is also being released, featuring case studies of exemplary work on gender equality within…
Lakeland Dairies launches campaign to address membership gender imbalance
'Having as many voices as possible from diverse backgrounds within our co-operative helps continually to foster…
Meet… Xiomara Nuñez de Cespedes, chair of the ICA Gender Equality Committee
'This year we highlight the advances of women in the digital age and emphasise the need…
Irish co-op apex launches charter to promote gender equality across the sector
There is chronic inequality when it comes to female representation and influence on co-op boards. It…
ICA Gender Equality Committee publishes statement for International Women’s Day
This year the UN observes the day under the theme 'DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender…
Insurance co-op apex ICMIF says its members lead the way on board gender mix
'While we still have a long way to go, it’s encouraging to see we are heading…
Global credit union membership increases by 29% to 375 million
Woccu reported a total of 375,160,065 credit union members in 118 countries
Study shows more than half of British credit unions led by women
Women were found to hold CEO positions in 60% of British credit unions, compared with 12%…