Understanding the underrepresentation of women in union leadership roles
The contribution of a career methodology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20072392 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cécile Guillaume (0000-0001-5331-8811, University of Surrey), Sophie Pochic (0000-0002-0577-270X, Centre Maurice-Halbwachs) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Handbook of Research Methods on Gender and Management (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4337/9781788977937.00026 |
| OpenAlex | W3203797997 |
| ISBN | 9781788977937 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This chapter argues that a methodology based on the interactionist concept of career offers an innovative research design for understanding the (un)making of women's underrepresentation in union leadership positions. Drawing on a comparative research project that investigated four unions in France and the UK, it presents and illustrates this methodology. It investigates how different institutional, organizational and individual processes shape union careers and contribute to the reproduction of inequality regimes within trade unions, while unveiling the conditions, including individual agency and equality policies, that have enabled progress to be made in some unions
Economics · Inequality · Labour economics · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Trade union · International Labor and Employment Law · Labor Movements and Unions
Careers, identities, and institutions
Gender, Comparative Research and Biographical Matching
Strategies for Gender Democracy
Gender, Diversity and Trade Unions
Lift as you rise’
Notes on the Concept of Commitment
Toward the Systematic Study of Feminist Policy in Practice
Some Elements of an Interactionist Approach to Political Disengagement
Alternative and parallel career paths for women
Recruitment to High-Risk Activism
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |