A woman's place in the co-operative movement?

This paper is based on interviews we conducted in May 2011 with sixteen women involved in the co-operative movement, commissioned by Co-operatives UK as part of the Co-operative Women’s 2020 Challenge.

The aim was to examine women’s understanding of the role they play within the co-operative movement and any issues they perceive are still present for women today.

The women we interviewed occupied mainly senior positions, at member or employee levels, within their organisations. Half were from consumer co-operatives, with the others spread across worker co-operatives, housing co-operatives and credit unions. All of the interviews were conducted on the basis of anonymity in line with market research conventions.

If you would like to be sent a hard copy of this report contact Sarah Alldred: sarah.alldred@uk.coop