It is a social and organizational issue. Union leadership, as well as management, should be sensitive to the role unions can play in designing work to fit the needs of the entire workforce and offer their knowledge and experience to the issue. Strategies women can apply. Women have a responsibility to manage their own career development too. They need to be aware of work context and be strategic in their career planning.
Many women are either unaware or in denial about discrimination in their own career experience.
Research shows that women lack both political savvy and career strategy and that these deficiencies hinder career development. Women need to be aware of discrimination in the forms of unequal pay, disparate treatment, sexual harassment, and corporate culture. Women should align themselves with mentors and allies. Women need to access their union resources to help them understand their workplace context and realize they are not alone in the struggles to managing their career trajectory. They also need to think strategically about work and family.