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://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/womens-quotas-and-their-effects-a-comparison-of-austrian-and-german-trade-unions(b118652c-7f77-4c0e-a525-4eb2799d4836).html