Amplifying the role of women in unions‏

The American Rights at Work blog reports on two recent studies of the role of women in modern unions.http://americanrightsatwork.org/blog/2010/08/18/girl-power-amplyfing-the-role-of-women-in-unions/

“Stepping Up, Stepping Back: Women Activists ‘Talk Union’ Across Generations” is based on two days of conversations with 30 female activists from unions and other labour movement on how unions can attract young workers, especially women, and support them in key leadership roles.

The second study focused on Asian Pacific American women and discovered that for the period 2003-2009, 12.8 percent of Asian Pacific American (APA) women were in a union or represented by a union at their workplace. This is a slightly higher share than for APA men (12.2 percent).

Links to both reports are available at the American Rights at Work blog.