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Leonora Pujadas-McShine (1910 – 2 April 1995) was a Trinidadian women's rights activist and community worker. When Trinidad and Tobago granted universal suffrage, she established the first League of Women Voters in the country to educate women on their civic roles. She also was an advocate of equal pay and labour practices.
However, currently, Trinidad and Tobago does not have any legislation pertaining to equal pay for work of equal value. [ 12 ] According to the National Council of State Administration Secretaries Research Corporation, there are six key factors that influence this wage gap: occupation, human capital, work experience, career interruption ...
They sought reform of laws to address illegitimacy and alimony, and pressed to change laws which barred women from participating in governmental boards and councils, or serving as jurors. [5] The Coterie would be the leading women's rights organization for middle-class women in Trinidad and Tobago from the 1920s to the 1940s. [9]
Donna Cox was first elected the 2007 Trinidad and Tobago general election as the member of the House of Representatives for Laventille East/Morvant. [1]In 2007, Cox was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs.
Gema Ramkeesoon MBE HBM (née Julumsingh; 1910-1 March 1999) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian social worker and women's rights activist who was one of the early pioneers of the women's movement in Trinidad and Tobago.
The work of HATT led to the establishment of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards in 1974. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] She was also a co-founder of the Telephone Users Group in 1971. Through the group, utility customers participated in hearings over utility rates that resulted in changes to the rate structures of electricity and water.
Rhoda Reddock (born 7 June 1953) is a Trinidadian educator and social activist. She has served as founder, chair, adviser, or member of several organizations, such as the Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA), [1] the Global Fund for Women, and the Regional Advisory Committee of the Global Poosay Coalition on Women and AIDS established by UNAIDS.
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