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Participation of Women in Trade Unions:A Study of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)


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Women have gained status in contemporary society and organizations, yet they account for a small fraction of the trade union membership and positions of power in union structure. This paper examines the participation of women in one of the major central trade unions of the country, namely CITU (Centre of Indian Trade Unions). It studies the reasons for low participation of women in unions in 25 states and the efforts made by CITU to increase women membership. Results indicate that patriarchy in unions, attitude of union members towards women workers, organizational power and politics, conflicting domestic and workplace responsibilities and feeling of self-efficacy were the main barriers to women occupying key positions in union offices.
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Maini Rashmi
University of Delhi, Delhi - 110007, India

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Women have gained status in contemporary society and organizations, yet they account for a small fraction of the trade union membership and positions of power in union structure. This paper examines the participation of women in one of the major central trade unions of the country, namely CITU (Centre of Indian Trade Unions). It studies the reasons for low participation of women in unions in 25 states and the efforts made by CITU to increase women membership. Results indicate that patriarchy in unions, attitude of union members towards women workers, organizational power and politics, conflicting domestic and workplace responsibilities and feeling of self-efficacy were the main barriers to women occupying key positions in union offices.

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