Male-female differences in the potential for union growth outside traditionally unionized industries

Leigh, Duane E.; Hills, Stephen M.

doi:10.1007/bf02685243

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“…In contrast to longstanding myths, survey data have in recent years indicated stronger interest in being unionized among women than among men (Farber, 1989;Leigh & Hills, 1987;Schur & Kruse, 1992). This recognition has fostered an increasingly animated discussion on the optimal approaches to organizing women.…”

Section: What We Know About Organizing Womenmentioning

confidence: 86%

Gender, Organizational Justice Perceptions, and Union Organizing

Simpson

Kaminski

2007

Employ Respons Rights J

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The authors examine the relationship between gender and organizational justice perceptions and the implications of this relationship for organizing women. They employ a survey study design to confirm expectations associated with the anecdotal literature on this topic, namely that women place greater value on interactional justice than on distributive or procedural justice. Results indicate that gender leads to valuing interactional justice more highly only in interaction with race. Specifically, in contrast to white women and both white and black men, black women give greater weight to being treated with dignity and respect than to the other two organizational justice dimensions.

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Section: What We Know About Organizing Womenmentioning

confidence: 86%

Gender, Organizational Justice Perceptions, and Union Organizing

Simpson

Kaminski

2007

Employ Respons Rights J

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“…private sector stem not from lowcr interest in unions, but from barriers to unionization faced by women' (Shur & Kruse 1992, p. 100). Other studies have found no statistically significant gender differences in the propensity to vote for unionization (Kochan 1979;Leigh & Hills 1989). It seems that much of any observed difference in union density in the United States is explained by workplace rather than gender differences.…”

Section: International Researchmentioning

confidence: 95%

Gender and Activism in Australian Unions

Pocock

1995

Journal of Industrial Relations

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assisted with statistical analysis. The contributions of each of these unions and individuals is gratefully acknowtedged, along with the assistance of the anonymous referees of the JIR. The University of Adelaide provided financial support. Full details of the research results are included in Pocock 1994.Australian unions are acting-with varying levels of intensity-to increase women's activism. Are these strategies addressing real problems, in the most appropriate ways? New research in six Australian unions or union divisions reveals that significant differences exist in the activism of women and men union members. Gender differences persist beyond variations in age, income, occupation or years in the union. These differences in activism are not explained by stronger anti-union attitudes among women, or by a lack of interest in involvement; no significant differences exist between the sexes on these issues. Instead, women nominate a range of factors that inhibit their involvement, most significantly in relation to the double load of paid work and home work, and a variety of ways in which unions traditionally have worked. Some women also perceive that personal characteristics like lack of information or confidence are barriers to their involvement. There is strong support among union members for more women leaders. The study suggests that unions should turn existing strategies (which tend to over-emphasize assumed deficiencies in women) on their heads, and give much greater priority to reforming union methods, culture and structure.

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“…Two other studies on differences between men's and women's desires for representation are Farber (1989) and Leigh and Hills (1987). Using data from four surveys conducted over the 1977-84 period, Farber looked at the influence of demographic variables on the probability that a nonunion worker would vote for unionization.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…He found that women were significantly more likely than men to desire union representation. Leigh and Hills (1987) examined data from the National Longitudinal Survey for 1980 and 1982. In this survey, nonunion women were slightly more likely than nonunion men to say that they would vote for a union (35.4% compared to 31.8%), but union women were less likely than union men to say they would vote for a union (75.0% compared to 84.5%).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%