Through a critical rereading of key UK workplace case studies this article explores why gender analysis matters to … to a gender-sensitive analysis, and through a comparison of key texts it is possible to highlight why their absence leads … to much research in this field remaining gender blind …

This article extends the critique of how industrial relations research continues to be gender-blind and argues that it … in part a result of a simultaneous strategy of acknowledgement and abdication, acknowledging that gender is important … while at the same time arguing that gender does not need to be addressed. In order to demonstrate how gender is central to …

, which are then reflected in practice (e.g., more female managers, longer maternity leaves, longer job protection). These …. Hence, prioritizing women's preferences in decision-making can lower within-firm gender inequality through more efficient …