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Social Partners and Gender Equality

Change and Continuity in Gendered Corporatism in Europe

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Editors:
  1. Anna Elomäki

    1. Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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  2. Johanna Kantola

    1. Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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  3. Paula Koskinen Sandberg

    1. Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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  • Brings an intersectional gender perspective to bear on social partners and corporatist decision-making in Europe
  • Develops a research agenda on social partners and corporatism within the gender and politics research community
  • Unites leading researchers to make significant inroads into studying social partners and corporatist processes

Part of the book series: Gender and Politics (GAP)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Gender, Power and Corporatism

      • Anna Elomäki, Johanna Kantola, Paula Koskinen Sandberg
      Pages 3-26

  3. Collective Bargaining and Gender Equality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. The Gendered Nature of Pattern Bargaining: Leeway for Change?

      • Ines Wagner, Mari Teigen
      Pages 29-47

    3. Conflicts Over Gender Equality Bargaining: The Introduction of a Gender Equality Fund in Sweden

      • Josefina Erikson
      Pages 49-70

    4. Negotiating in a Highly Feminised Sector: The French Domestic Work and Home-Based Care Sector

      • Clémence Ledoux, Rachel Krupka
      Pages 71-95

    5. Social Partners and Equality Bargaining in France: A Blunt Tool for Reducing Gender Pay Gaps

      • Susan Milner, Sophie Pochic
      Pages 97-119

    6. Is Finnish Corporatism Reconfiguring, and Is It Good for Gender Equality?

      • Paula Koskinen Sandberg, Anna Elomäki, Armi Mustosmäki, Johanna Kantola
      Pages 121-145

  4. Social Partners’ Influence on Gender Policymaking and Framings of Equality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
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    2. EU Neo-Corporatism and Gender Equality Policy: Disappearing Partnership?

      • Sophie Jacquot
      Pages 149-169

    3. European Social Partners: Advancing and Opposing European Union’s Gender Equality Policies

      • Anna Elomäki, Johanna Kantola
      Pages 171-195

    4. Converging and Conflicting Perspectives on Gender Equality Amongst Spanish Social Partners

      • My Rafstedt
      Pages 197-220

  5. Gendered Patterns of Representation in Trade Unions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
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    2. Trade Unions, Collective Bargaining and Gender in Germany

      • Ingrid Artus, Judith Holland
      Pages 223-244

    3. From Feminised to Feminist? Trade Union Campaigns for Early Years Educators, Nurses and Midwives in Ireland

      • Pauline Cullen
      Pages 245-269

    4. Selecting Social Partners: Collective Bargaining for Gender Equality in the Shadow of Political Polarisation and Ideology in Turkey

      • Burcu Taşkın, Berfin Çakın
      Pages 271-296

    5. Conclusions on Social Partners and Gender Equality in Europe

      • Anna Elomäki, Johanna Kantola, Paula Koskinen Sandberg
      Pages 297-307

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 309-315
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About this book

This book breaks new ground in gender and politics research by studying the multiple ways in which gender and intersectional equalities shape and are shaped by social partners representing employers and employees in Europe, as well as the relationships between those social partners. Little critical attention has been paid to these organizations, yet, as this volume illustrates, social partners are important actors in relation to gender and other inequalities at the level of both individual European countries and the European Union. The chapters in this volume explore the impact of social partners on (in)equalities in a variety of 21st-century political contexts, taking into account phenomena such as neoliberalisation, austerity, and the COVID-19 crisis. This volume adds a crucial dimension to studies on gender inequalities in the labour market, contributing to research on issues such as domestic work, the gender pay gap, and the persistent undervaluationof women’s labour and feminized reproductive labour, in particular care work. It also represents a significant contribution to the literature on gender equality policy. The book’s focus on social partners provides important insights that help to explain the persistence of gender inequalities and the difficulties of adopting and implementing policies to combat them. This volume should appeal to students and researchers of gender studies, politics, European politics, employment relations, and international relations, as well as to policymakers engaged in addressing gender inequalities in the labour market.

Reviews

“This book offers a collection of insightful and important studies of a long neglected area in gender and politics research. It spans from case studies of gender equality in national trade unions in Europe to the role of social partners in the European Union. A must-read for everyone who wants to understand more about the recent development of gender, power and corporatism in Europe.” (Christina Bergqvist, Professor of Political Science, Uppsala University)

“This volume will interest politics researchers/students as well as those in other fields including sociology, employment relations, business and management studies. Its focus on gender and social partners and how they both shape and challenge gender inequalities is more than timely, it is absolutely essential for understanding how a better world can be built post-pandemic. Individually the chapters address a wide range of pressing issues situated in context of European countries which the editors pull together analytically and theoretically in their overview chapter. Highly recommended reading.” (Gill Kirton, Professor of Employment Relations, Queen Mary University of London)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

    Anna Elomäki, Johanna Kantola, Paula Koskinen Sandberg

About the editors

Anna Elomäki is Senior Researcher at Tampere University, Finland.

Johanna Kantola is Professor of Gender Studies at Tampere University, Finland.

Paula Koskinen Sandberg is Postdoctoral Researcher at Tampere University, Finland.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Partners and Gender Equality

  • Book Subtitle: Change and Continuity in Gendered Corporatism in Europe

  • Editors: Anna Elomäki, Johanna Kantola, Paula Koskinen Sandberg

  • Series Title: Gender and Politics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81178-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81177-8Published: 02 December 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81180-8Published: 03 December 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-81178-5Published: 01 December 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2662-5814

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-5822

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 315

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Politics and Gender, Gender Studies, European Politics

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