Women in trade unions

Methods and good practices for gender mainstreaming

Gender equality is a fundamental right in the European Union. Increasingly, research is showing that women are a necessary factor in achieving the European Union' s objectives of growth, employment and social cohesion.

Unwrapping the European social model

"Current concerns with achieving the objectives of the LisbonStrategy together with the recent enlargement and widespread debate on the adoption of a new EU constitution have contributed to renewed interest in the sustainability of the European Social Model. This book offers an up-to-date, wide-ranging and detailed analysis of its impact on member states." (Nick Adnett)

(Publisher: The Policy Press)

Labour and trade unions in China

Twenty years of continuous economic growth, with annual rates of up to 10%, have significantly increased the economic and also the political weight of the People's Republic of China.

Moving Europe towards the knowledge-based society and gender equality: policies and performances

To what extent is Europe moving towards the EU's vision of the knowledge-based society (KBS) with better quality jobs and gender equality? The underlying force believed to be driving the transition to the KBS is the growing use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), creating economic growth and social progress. However, there is no consensus as to what kind of society the KBS encompasses and what its implications may be in terms of gender equality.

European Works Councils - Facts and Figures 2006

A few hundred giant multinational firms control major shares of the international economy. The decisions taken by central management of these multinational companies affect workers in all their European subsidiaries. The European Directive on European Works Councils (EWCs), requires multinational companies to build a bridge between their decision-making centre and European workers' representatives.