Women's Activism Behind the Screens

Trade Unions and Gender Inequality in the British Film and Television Industries
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5292-0629-6
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 543 g

Frances C. Galt explores the role of trade unions and women’s activism in the British film and television industries in this important contribution to debates around gender inequality.

The book traces the influence of the union for technicians and other behind-the-camera workers and examines the relationship between gender and class in the labour movement. Drawing on previously unseen archival material and oral history interviews with activists, it casts new light on women’s experiences of union participation and feminism over nine decades. As concerns about the gender pay gap, women’s rights and harassment continue, it assesses historical progress and points the way to further change in film and TV.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Galt, Frances

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Women and the ACT, 1933-59

Catalysts for Change, 1960-75

Regrettably 'Up-to-Date' 1975-81

Remarkable political gains? The 1980s

Women and BECTU, 1991-2017

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Galt, Frances
Frances C. Galt completed her PhD on women and trade unions in the British film and television industries at De Montfort University in 2018. She has taught at Sheffield and De Montfort Universities and is currently a Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Manchester Metropolitan University

Frances C. Galt completed her PhD on women and trade unions in the British film and television industries at De Montfort University in 2018. She has taught at Sheffield and De Montfort Universities and is currently a Teaching Associate at Newcastle University.