Political Science Labor & Industrial Relations
Cracking Labour’s Glass Ceiling
Transforming Lives through Women’s Union Education
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2019
- Category
- Labor & Industrial Relations
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781773632094
- Publish Date
- Mar 2019
- List Price
- $30.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781773632100
- Publish Date
- Jun 2019
- List Price
- $29.99
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Description
Although the health of the trade union movement may rest on its ability to include women in membership and leadership, little attention has been paid to women-only labour education.
This original collection contains vibrant example of labour education events and the women involved who develop, implement, research, evaluate and facilitate at them. All the contributors speak from first-hand experience with women-only programs in unions across Canada, the United States and the world. They identify the methods used in pursuit of learner empowerment and transformation, and frankly discuss the outcomes. These real-life examples offer practical guidance and inspiration for all who create and support activist learning within unions and other social-justice organizations.
About the authors
Cindy Hanson is an associate professor of adult education at the University of Regina.
Adriane Paavo is one of the founders of the Prairie School for Union Women.
Sisters in Labour Education are a group of sisters who actively wrote chapters and assisted in making this book possible.