Making globalization work for women : the role of social rights and trade union leadership / edited by Valentine M. Moghadam, Suzanne Franzway, and Mary Margaret Fonow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moghadam, Valentine M., 1952-

Franzway, Suzanne.

Fonow, Mary Margaret, 1949-

Series:

SUNY series, praxis, theory in action

SUNY series, praxis: theory in action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women's rights.

Women in the labor movement.

Globalization.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

xvi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2011]

Summary:

Making Globalization Work for Women explores the potential for trade unions to defend the socioeconomic rights of women in a global context. Looking at labor policies and interviews with people in unions and nongovernmental organizations, the essays diagnose the problems faced by women workers across the world and assess the progress that unions in various countries have made in responding to those problems. Some concerns addressed include the masculine culture of many unions and the challenges of female leadership within them, laissez-faire governance, and the limited success of organizations working on these issues globally. Making Globalization Work for Women brings together in a synthetic and fruitful conversation the work and ideas of feminists, unions, NGOs, and other human rights workers. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction and overview : globalization and women's social rights / Mary Margaret Fonow, Suzanne Franzway, Valentine M. Moghadam

Towards economic citizenship : the Middle East and North Africa / Valentine M. Moghadam

Promoting the social rights of working women : the case of Palestinian women in Israel / Michal Schwartz

Tunisia : women's economic citizenship and trade union / Hafidha Chékir and Khédija Arafoui

Gendered economic rights and trade unionism : the case of Argentina / Graciela di Marco

Can a focus on survival and health as socio-economic rights help some of the world's most imperiled women in a globalized world? Cases from Ecuador, Ukraine, and Laos / Rae Lesser Blumberg and Andres Wilfrido Salazar-Paredes

The ILO, gender equality, and trade unions / Shauna Olney

Women's rights and leadership : a central trade union agenda / Jo Morris

Achieving equality through quality : public services and the role of public sector trade unions / Nora Wintour

The role of unions in the promotion of gender equality in france / Pascale Coton

Trade unions, collective agency and the struggle for women's equality : expanding the political empowerment measure / Linda Briskin

Women's leadership in the South African labor movement / Neva Seidman Makgetla

Women-only unions and women union leaders in Japan / Kaye Broadbent

Demanding their rights : LGBT transnational labor activism / Suzanne Franzway and Mary Margaret Fonow

Ne'er the twain shall meet? Reflections on the future of feminism and unionism / Jennifer Curtin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438439600

1438439601

9781438439617

143843961X

OCLC:

706677523