Author: | Kirton, G. |
Title: | The influences on women joining and participating in unions |
Journal: | Industrial Relations Journal
2005 : SEP, VOL 36:5, p. 386-401 |
Index terms: | Industrial relations Trade unions Employees Gender United Kingdom |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This article explores four key influences on women's union joining and participation (heraafter as: j-and-p.) - family, union, work and feminism (here as: fem.), using qualitative data from a study of women in two large male-dominated U.K. trade unions (here as: tr-u./tr-us). While prior beliefs and values played a role in promoting j-and-p., gendered experiences of tr-us. and the workplace had a more profound influence. Fem. affected the nature of participation in that self-identified feminists were more critical of the masculine character of trade unionism. |
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