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Empowerment and union workplace delegates: a gendered analysis
Author(s) -
Le Capitaine Catherine,
Murray Gregor,
Lévesque Christian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/irj.12025
Subject(s) - delegate , empowerment , power (physics) , political science , economic growth , public relations , economics , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
This article examines the empowerment of female and male workplace union delegates in the education sector in Q uebec ( C anada). Key power resources and strategic capabilities are significant variables for both sexes, highlighting commonalities in delegate empowerment. Other differences point to the gendered construction of delegate empowerment, with important consequences for union renewal strategies.