Gill Kirton

The Making of Women Trade Unionists (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Investigating the social construction of women's trade union participation in the context of male dominated trade unions, this book explores the making and unfolding of women's trade union careers. Located within their experiences of three interlocking social institutions - unions, work and family, a historical overview is offered with original analysis and historical data.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351886093
• Artikelnr.: 47954597

Autorenporträt

Gill Kirton is Senior Lecturer in Employment Relations in the School of Business and Management at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. As a researcher she is part of Queen Mary's Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity. She has published a number of journal articles, book chapters and papers, on topics ranging from women and trade unionism to gender and race in employment and diversity management.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Theoretical background
Women and trade unions: an overview
Women's trade unionism in historical context
Educating women trade unionists
Starting a trade union career
The shaping of women's trade union careers
The making of women's trade union careers
Making sense of women's trade union careers
Appendix: research methods
Bibliography
Index.