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NETWORKING

Equal Opportunities International

ISSN: 0261-0159

Article publication date: 1 January 1993

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Abstract

In the U.S. private sector, women are less likely than men to be union members. This study analyses a unique na‐tional survey (conducted in 1984) to determine if women are less interested than men in unionising or if, instead, they are equally interested but face higher barriers to unionisation. The results support the latter interpretation. In particular, non‐union women in private sector white‐col‐lar jobs (representing over half of the female non‐union, work force) expressed more interest than comparable men in joining unions. This finding appears to reflect more optimism among the women in this group than among the men about what unions can accomplish; it is not explained by gender differences in attitudes toward jobs or em‐ployers. The authors discount theories that family respon‐sibilities, or concerns of female workers that set them apart from men, present special barriers to unionisation.

Citation

Schur, L.A. and Kruse, D.L. (1993), "NETWORKING", Equal Opportunities International, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 18-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb010593

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MCB UP Ltd

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