
Women in union leadership—not seeing the wood for the trees?
The feminisation of trade unions is percolating to the upper echelons. But organisational cultures still work against women taking leading roles.
Author profile
Cécile Guillaume is a reader in employment relations at the University of Surrey and author of Organizing Women: A Study of Gender Equality Policies in French and British Trade Unions (Bristol University Press, forthcoming).

The feminisation of trade unions is percolating to the upper echelons. But organisational cultures still work against women taking leading roles.