Making globalization work for women [[electronic resource] ] : the role of social rights and trade union leadership / / edited by Valentine M. Moghadam, Suzanne Franzway, and Mary Margaret Fonow
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Making globalization work for women [[electronic resource] ] : the role of social rights and trade union leadership / / edited by Valentine M. Moghadam, Suzanne Franzway, and Mary Margaret Fonow
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| Pubblicazione: | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 331.87082 |
| Soggetto topico: | Feminism |
| Globalization | |
| Women in the labor movement | |
| Women's rights | |
| Altri autori: |
FonowMary Margaret <1949->
FranzwaySuzanne
MoghadamValentine M. <1952->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Chekir and Khedija 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Explores the potential for trade unions to defend the socioeconomic rights of women. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Making globalization work for women |
| ISBN: | 1-4384-3962-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824262503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
SUNY series, praxis, theory in action.