Bargaining for equal pay and work–life balance in Danish Companies. Does gender matter?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Bargaining for equal pay and work–life balance in Danish Companies.

T2 - Does gender matter?

AU - Larsen, Trine Pernille

AU - Navrbjerg, Steen Erik

PY - 2018/4/1

Y1 - 2018/4/1

N2 - This article adds new insights into how equal pay and work–life balance issues are negotiated in male- and female-dominated companies, based on a survey of 3275 shop stewards, conducted in 2010. Inspired by Gregory and Milner’s concept of opportunity structures, we argue that the gender composition of the workforce affects the equal pay and work–life balance discussions and actions in Danish companies, but in a slightly different way from expected. It is often the male shop steward who exploits the opportunity structure created by more women among the staff to develop equal pay and work–life balance actions.

AB - This article adds new insights into how equal pay and work–life balance issues are negotiated in male- and female-dominated companies, based on a survey of 3275 shop stewards, conducted in 2010. Inspired by Gregory and Milner’s concept of opportunity structures, we argue that the gender composition of the workforce affects the equal pay and work–life balance discussions and actions in Danish companies, but in a slightly different way from expected. It is often the male shop steward who exploits the opportunity structure created by more women among the staff to develop equal pay and work–life balance actions.

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - Company-based bargaining

KW - Denmark

KW - equal pay

KW - gender

KW - work-life balance

U2 - 10.1177/0022185617746203

DO - 10.1177/0022185617746203

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0022-1856

VL - 60

SP - 176

EP - 200

JO - Journal of Industrial Relations

JF - Journal of Industrial Relations

IS - 2

ER -