Organizing Women: Gender Equality Policies in French and British Trade Unions

Cécile Guillaume

doi:10.46692/9781529213720

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.

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Organizing Women

Gender Equality Policies in French and British Trade Unions

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

List of Figure, Tables and Boxes
pp iv-v

List of French Unions
pp vi-viii

List of British Unions
pp ix-x

Series Editors’ Preface
pp xi-xii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-4

2 - Unions’ Representation of Women and Their Interests in the Workplace
pp 5-35

3 - The Gendered Making of Union Careers
pp 36-118

4 - Legal Mobilizations by Unions to Promote Equal Pay in Great Britain
pp 119-158

5 - Conclusion: Lessons for Future (Comparative) Research
pp 159-166

Notes
pp 167-170

References
pp 171-190

Index
pp 191-200

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