Overcoming barriers to women's workplace leadership: insights from the interaction of formal and informal support mechanisms in trade unions
2020
51
3
May
169-184
trade union ; leadership ; women ; trade union officer ; democracy ; equal rights ; literature survey ; case study
Trade unionism
https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12287
English
Bibliogr.
"Women face gendered barriers to union leadership. In‐depth interviews with UK and Australian female senior trade union leaders investigated how mentoring strategies can help women overcome barriers to leadership. Formal mentoring is most important, but the interaction of mentoring and informal support networks bolsters gender equality and workplace democracy."
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