This paper addresses the under-explored relationship between women's structures and union democracy and argues that women's structural progress is mediated by an enduring gendered oligarchy and an associated struggle to access power resources. It provides, first, an analysis over time of women's...

In the context of efforts to revitalize unions and the acknowledged need to widen participation within trade unions, this paper argues that women-only trade union education acts as a vehicle for increasing women's participation and for improving their experiences of unions. Drawing on a...

"This book examines the main labour market and organizational issues in relation to women's employment in the twenty-first century. Women, Employment and Organizations concludes that the rise in women's employment poses challenges for the liberal state, in terms of who cares for children and the...