Women's Quotas and their Effects: A Comparison of Austrian and German Trade Unions

Autor(en)
Anja Kirsch, Sabine Blaschke
Abstrakt

This article discusses the introduction of women’s quotas in the Austrian confederation ÖGB and the German union ver.di, drawing on interviews with union officials, documentary analysis and statistical data. In both cases, quotas increased women’s representation as lay delegates and full-time officials, and also affected union identity and image, equality bargaining and political activity. Overall, women’s quotas in unions had a positive effect both on women’s representation and on organizational outcomes, indicating that more generally, changes in union governance can contribute to revitalization.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Wirtschaftssoziologie
Externe Organisation(en)
Freie Universität Berlin (FU)
Journal
European Journal of Industrial Relations
Band
20
Seiten
201-217
Anzahl der Seiten
17
ISSN
0959-6801
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680113518231
Publikationsdatum
2014
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
504014 Gender Studies, 504030 Wirtschaftssoziologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Business, Management and Accounting(all), Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 8 – Menschenwürdige Arbeit und Wirtschaftswachstum
Link zum Portal
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/womens-quotas-and-their-effects-a-comparison-of-austrian-and-german-trade-unions(b118652c-7f77-4c0e-a525-4eb2799d4836).html