General Introduction As part of the follow up to the 11th ETUC Congress held in Seville (Spain) in May 2007, ETUC carried out the fourth of what has become an annual 8th March survey1. The aim of this survey is to assess progress in reducing the gender representation gap in trade unions and to highlight successful gender mainstreaming activities that are taking place within our affiliated organisations. Every year the survey also focuses on a topic that is crucial for trade unions and/or (...)