1. Organizing Women : Gender Equality Policies in French and British Trade Unions
- Author
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Cécile Guillaume and Cécile Guillaume
- Subjects
- Equality--Great Britain, Equality--France, Women labor union members--France--Case studies, Women labor union members--Great Britain--Social conditions, Women labor union members--France--Social conditions, Sex discrimination against women--Great Britain, Sex discrimination against women--France, Women labor union members--Great Britain--Case studies
- Abstract
This book explores the representation of women and their interests in the world of work across four trade unions in France and the UK. Drawing on case studies of the careers of 100 activists and a longitudinal study of the trade unions'struggle for equal pay in the UK, it unveils the social, organizational, and political conditions that contribute to the reproduction of gender inequalities or, on the contrary, allow the promotion of equality. Guillaume's nuanced evaluation is a call to redefine the role of trade unions in the delivering of gender equality, contributing to broader debates on the effectiveness of equality policies and the enforcement of equality legislation.
- Published
- 2022