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Organizing women : gender equality policies in French and British trade unions /
This book explores the representation of women's interests in the world of work across four trade unions in France and the UK. Drawing on case studies, it unveils the social, organisational and political conditions that contribute to the reproduction of gender inequalities or, on the contrary,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Bristol, UK :
Bristol University Press,
[2022]
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| Colección: | Understanding work and employment relations
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Guillaume, Cécile, |e author. | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Syndiquees. |l English |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Organizing women : |b gender equality policies in French and British trade unions / |c Cécile Guillaume ; translated by Katharine Throssell. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Bristol, UK : |b Bristol University Press, |c [2022] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2022 | |
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| 490 | 0 | |a Understanding work and employment relations | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 20, 2022). | ||
| 520 | |a This book explores the representation of women's interests in the world of work across four trade unions in France and the UK. Drawing on case studies, it unveils the social, organisational and political conditions that contribute to the reproduction of gender inequalities or, on the contrary, allow the promotion of equality.-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Front Cover -- Organizing Women: Gender Equality Policies in French and British Trade Unions -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of Figure, Tables and Boxes -- List of British Unions -- List of French Unions -- Series Editors' Preface -- 1 Introduction -- Structure of the book -- 2 Unions' Representation of Women and Their Interests in the Workplace -- The roots of women's underrepresentation within unions -- Mechanisms of excluding women and undervaluing their work -- Equality policy at the crossroads of democratic and instrumental concerns -- Union organizations that reproduce inequalities -- The progress of gender equality -- Women at the table, women's issues on the table -- Women as transformational leaders -- The promises of 'self-organization' -- The permanence of rank-and-file mobilizations -- A twofold comparative study -- 3 The Gendered Making of Union Careers -- Joining a trade union: the role of individual dispositions -- A stable professional situation: the condition for union membership -- Gill, a secretary who moved up -- A slower membership process -- Alice, doubly committed to the union and to the profession -- Cécile, a union activist 'out of necessity' -- Political socialization and activism -- Jacqueline, active in politics and the union -- Scarlett, unionism as a 'normal outcome' of an interest in politics. -- Getting involved in the union: building legitimacy -- A lack of candidates and the role of local leaders -- Louise, a pioneer confronted with male hostility -- Elizabeth, enduring twofold discrimination -- Specialization and acceleration of union careers -- Paul, a union career 'in the shadow of union rights' -- Learning skills and techniques -- Do you know why you were elected? -- Isabelle, a 'serial' unionist -- The constraints of union professionalization. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Maïwenn, refusing the 'privilege' of a normal career -- Becoming a union leader: relying on the institution -- Two parallel paths to union leadership in Great Britain -- Maxine, top lay member -- In France, a cumulative model -- Chloé, an activist with limited time -- Partisan resources and co-optation processes -- Cheryl, overcoming obstacles in a male-dominated world -- John, rank-and-file activist -- Geneviève, a whirlwind passage on a controversial subject -- Constraints and selectivity of managerial roles -- Martine, a spectacular rise ultimately hindered by social background -- Charlotte: a long career at the top of the organization -- Exceptional women? -- Laure, a feminine leader -- Do you feel comfortable being seen as a feminist? -- Conclusion -- 4 Legal Mobilizations by Unions to Promote Equal Pay in Great Britain -- Putting equal pay on the agenda: repeated mobilizations by women -- The growth of rank-and-file mobilizations -- Limited use of the law in the 1970s -- Equal value: a struggle by 'insider feminists' -- The EOC's litigation strategy -- The progressive influence of women in unions -- Patricia, a women's officer in a male world -- The glory days of 'municipal feminism' -- Elizabeth, a pioneer of equal pay law -- Resistance from employers: justified by 'the market'? -- Harry, a progressive awareness of gender inequalities -- When male unionists and lawyers join the fray -- Male unionists ahead of their time? -- Paul, a struggle for equal pay at the cost of a union career -- David: a solitary struggle for equal pay -- The intervention of 'no win no fee lawyers' -- Sally, manager of an equal pay unit -- Conclusion -- 5 Conclusion: Lessons for Future (Comparative) Research -- Designing a longitudinal case study -- Adopting an intersectional perspective -- Thinking outside the box of industrial relations theory -- Notes -- References. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Index -- Back Cover. | |
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