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Progress Towards Gender Democracy in UK Unions 1987–2012

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  • Gill Kirton, 2015. "Progress Towards Gender Democracy in UK Unions 1987–2012," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 53(3), pages 484-507, September.
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    1. Michael Terry, 1996. "Negotiating the Government of Unison: Union Democracy in Theory and Practice," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 34(1), pages 87-110, March.
    2. Jane Parker, 2002. "Women’s Groups in British Unions," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 40(1), pages 23-48, March.
    3. Jennifer Curtin & Winton Higgins, 1998. "Feminism and Unionism in Sweden," Politics & Society, , vol. 26(1), pages 69-93, March.
    4. Geraldine Healy & Gill Kirton, 2000. "Women, Power and Trade Union Government in the UK," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 38(3), pages 343-360, September.
    5. Huw Morris & Patricia Fosh, 2000. "Measuring Trade Union Democracy: The Case of the UK Civil and Public Services Association," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 38(1), pages 95-114, March.
    6. Gill Kirton & Geraldine Healy, 2004. "Shaping Union and Gender Identities: A Case Study of Women‐Only Trade Union Courses," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 42(2), pages 303-323, June.
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