9th November, 2026 | Kampala, Uganda
The National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU) Women’s Committee has paid a visit to the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), where it met with the Union’s Gender Committee to assess women’s representation in leadership and progress towards gender equality.
The visit focused on gathering information on the number of women holding leadership positions at different levels of UNATU, while encouraging greater female participation in decision-making.
The NOTU Women’s Committee promotes gender equality, women’s rights and participation in trade union leadership. It works within NOTU, Uganda’s national umbrella body for trade unions, which advocates for workers’ rights, fair working conditions and inclusive labour policies.
During the meeting, UNATU General Secretary Filbert Bates Baguma highlighted the Union’s efforts to advance gender equality through gender mainstreaming, programmes addressing School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV), the UNATU-CTF Female Scholarship Programme, the Simameni Project and the annual Women’s Round Table Conference, a platform for female educators to discuss issues affecting them in the profession.
He also highlighted UNATU’s move to ensure both male and female representatives at school level, an initiative aimed at strengthening gender balance and giving women a greater voice in Union affairs from the grassroots.
The General Secretary further outlined the Teachers’ Action for Girls (TAG) programme, which addresses barriers to girls’ education and promotes equal opportunities.
The engagement highlighted the need to move beyond women’s participation in union activities towards ensuring their meaningful representation in leadership.
The visit reaffirmed the importance of collaboration between the NOTU Women’s Committee and UNATU in strengthening women’s voices and expanding leadership opportunities for female teachers across the trade union movement.
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