1st Edition

Women and Trade Unions A Comparative Perspective

By Jennifer Curtin Copyright 1999
    198 Pages
    by Routledge

    198 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1999, this volume aims to examine the extent to which such a partnership has been developed between women workers and trade unions, with a comparative emphasis. Jennifer Curtin analyses how women trade unionists have sought to make trade union structures and policy agendas more inclusive of the interests of women workers in four countries: Australia, Austria, Israel and Sweden.

    1. Introduction. 2. Identifying Women-Inclusive Strategies. 3. Australia. 4. Austria. 5. Israel. 6. Sweden. 7. Concluding with Comparisons.

    Biography

    Jennifer Curtin