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.
| Other author | Moghadam, Valentine M., 1952- |
| Other author | Franzway, Suzanne. |
| Other author | Fonow, Mary Margaret, 1949- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Albany : State University of New York Press, |
| Description | xvi, 336 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2011 Subject Collection |
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| Series | SUNY series, praxis: theory in action SUNY series, praxis, theory in action. ^A1031120 |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011007664 |
| ISBN | 9781438439600 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1438439601 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781438439617 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 143843961X (hardcover : alk. paper) |