Hansen, Lise Lotte Ledwith, Sue <br/><br/>
Gendering and diversifying trade union leadership  text 
edited by Sue Ledwith and Lise Lotte Hansen. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York, NY  Routledge  2013 
 - 338p. HBK 
 - Routledge research in employment relations ; .
<br/><br/> <p>Contents</p>  <p>1. A Diverse Trade Union Leadership: Complexity, Contradictions, Continuity and Change Lise Lotte Hansen and Sue Ledwith 2. Gendered Leadership in Australian Unions in the Process of Strategic Renewal: Instrumental, Transformative or Post-Heroic? Barbara Pocock and Karen Brown 3. Gender and Union Leadership: A Force Field Analysis Michelle Kaminski and Jailza Pauly 4. Women Leaders Riding the Whirlwind: Leadership and Gender In/Equality in the Danish Labour Movement Lise Lotte Hansen 5. Doing, Un-Doing and Re-Doing Gendered Union Leadership Sue Ledwith 6. Flexible Production and Flexible Women - The Story of Union Leader Alice Tuula Heiskanen and Riitta Lavikka 7. Merit, Individualism and Solidarity: Revisiting the Democratic Deficit in Union Women's Leadership Linda Briskin 8. Rethinking Organising and Leadership: Lessons from Non-Traditional, Women-Centred, Labour Campaigns in New York City Sally Alvarez and Pam Whitefield 9. Emerging from 'Deep, Dark Forests' - Women Leaders as Learners in Eastern and Western European Trade Unions Joanna Cain 10. Developing and Globalising Women's Union Leadership via a Cross-National Exchange Programme Gill Kirton, Geraldine Healy, Sally Alvarez, Mary Gatta, Risa Lieberwitz and Heather Mckay 11. Union Revitalisation Through Gender Equality in the German Service Sector Union Ver.Di Anja Kirsch 12. Breaking Through the Union Glass Ceiling Iin France: Between Organisational Opportunities and Individual Resources Cecille Guillaume and Sophie Pochic 13. Female Union Leadership, Power, Dynamism and Organised Labour in Ghana Akua Britwum 14. Still Facing Discrimination: Impediments to Women's Representation in Belgian Trade Unions Saskia Ravesloot 15. Gendering Research, Researching Gender Sue Ledwith and Lise Lotte Hansen Notes List of Contributors Index</p>  <p>Includes bibliographical references and index.</p> 
<br/><br/>List of tables -- List of figures -- Preface -- A diverse trade union leadership: complexity, contradictions, continuity and change / Lise Lotte Hansen and Sue Ledwith -- Gendered leadership in Australian unions in the process of strategic renewal : instrumental, transformative or post-heroic? / Barbara Pocock and Karen Brown -- Gender and union leadership : a force field analysis / Michelle Kaminski and Jailza Pauly -- Women leaders riding the whirlwind : leadership and gender in/equality in the Danish labour movement / Lise Lotte Hansen -- Doing, un-doing and re-doing gendered union leadership / Sue Ledwith -- Flexible production and flexible women : the story of union leader Alice / Tuula Heiskanen and Riitta Lavikka -- Merit, individualism, and solidarity : revisiting the democratic deficit in union women's leadership / Linda Briskin -- Rethinking organizing and leadership : lessons from non-traditional, women-centred, labour campaigns in New York City / Sally Alvarez and Pam Whitefield -- Emerging from "deep, dark forests" : women leaders as learners in Eastern and Western European trade unions / Joanna Cain -- Developing and globalizing women's union leadership via a cross-national exchange programme / Gill Kirton, Geraldine Healy, Sally Alvarez, Mary Gatta, Risa Lieberwitz, and Heather Mckay -- Union revitalization through gender equality in the German service sector union ver.di / Anja Kirsch -- Breaking through the union glass ceiling iin france : between organizational opportunities and individual resources / Cecille Guillaume and Sophie Pochic -- Female union leadership, power, dynamism and organised labour in Ghana / Akua Britwum -- Still facing discrimination : impediments to women's representation in Belgian trade unions / Saskia Ravesloot -- Gendering research, researching gender / Sue Ledwith and Lise Lotte Hansen -- Notes -- List of contributors -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415884853 9780415884853 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diversity in the workplace - Case studies<br/>Women labor union members - Case studies<br/>Labor unions - Case studies<br/>Women employees - Labor unions - Case studies
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>GLA 331.4 LED