1. Introduction Geraldine Healy and Gill Kirton 2. Gender, work and trade unionism in comparative context Gill Kirton, Geraldine Healy, Sally Alvarez and Risa Lieberwitz 3. Gender, union democracy and leadership Gill Kirton and Geraldine Healy 4. Women union leaders: influences routes, barriers and enablements Geraldine Healy and Risa Lieberwitz 5. Power, empowerment and women’s leadership discourses Gill Kirton and Risa Lieberwitz 6. Tales from the top – Senior women union leaders Sally Alvarez, Risa Lieberwitz and Gill Kirton 7. Women working towards transformation Geraldine Healy and Mary Gatta 8. A woman’s place – Women’s separate organizing in unions Heather McKay and Gill Kirton 9. Developing women leaders in a globalized context Gill Kirton and Mary Gatta 10. Conclusions – Challenges from inside and outside the union Geraldine Healy and Gill Kirton
Biography
Gill Kirton is Reader in Employment Relations in the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
Geraldine Healy is Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
