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This book re-shapes thinking on 'gender gaps'-differences between
men and women in their incomes, their employment and their
conditions of work. It shows how the interaction between regulation
distance and content, labor segmentation and norms helps us
understand various aspects of gender gaps. It brings together
leading authors from industrial relations, sociology, politics, and
feminist economics, who outline the roles the family, state public
policy, trade unions and class play in creating gender gaps, and
consider the lessons from international comparisons. While many
studies have focused on the role of society or organizations, this
book also pays attention to the role of occupations in promoting
and reinforcing gender gaps, discussing groups such as apparel
outworkers, film and video workers, care workers, public-sector
professionals like librarians, chief executives, academics, and
coal miners. This book will be of interest to practitioners, policy
makers, academics and students interested in understanding why
inequality between men and women persists today-and what might be
done about it.
Australia once had extremely high levels of trade union participation yet since the 1970s the number of union members has been falling dramatically. This book gives the clearest picture yet of why people do or do not belong to unions and, in a sophisticated way, examines the reasons for union decline. Uniquely, it considers both macro and micro levels, looking at the structure of the economy and the labor market, the ideological dispositions people have toward unionism, the role of the state and the political and industrial strategies of unions.
Australia once had extremely high levels of trade union
participation, yet since the 1970s the number of union members has
been falling dramatically. This book gives the clearest picture yet
of why people do or do not belong to unions and, in a sophisticated
way, examines the reasons for union decline. Uniquely, it considers
both the macro and micro levels, looking at the structure of the
economy and the labour market, the relations between unions and
employees, the ideological dispositions people have towards
unionism, the role of the state and the political and industrial
strategies of unions. The author highlights the importance of
structural and strategic changes in determining the direction of
union membership. This book makes a major contribution to our
understanding of union decline, and its implications, and presents
a range of strategies for reversing this downturn.
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