Jane Pillinger is an independent researcher and a former visiting professor in gender studies at the London School of Economics and a senior research fellow in the Department of Social Policy and Criminology at the Open University. Nora Wintour, a former senior trade union official, is an independent researcher, writer and policy advisor on child labour, women in the informal economy, workers' rights and gender inequality.

An excellent book ... should be an essential 'handbook' for all trade unionists from the shop floor to the General Secretary, and also for academics and policymakers dealing with gender and work.

• Foreword by Series Editors1. Introduction2. The gender dimensions of collective bargaining3. Collective bargaining as a tool for gender equality: evidence from across the world4. Changing employment patterns, precarious and informal work, and the challenge for collective bargaining5. The global dimension of collective bargaining: the role of global framework agreements in promoting gender equality6. Conclusion

Jane Pillinger is an independent researcher and a former visiting professor in gender studies at the London School of Economics and a senior research fellow in the Department of Social Policy and Criminology at the Open University. Nora Wintour, a former senior trade union official, is an independent researcher, writer and policy advisor on child labour, women in the informal economy, workers' rights and gender inequality.

An excellent book ... should be an essential 'handbook' for all trade unionists from the shop floor to the General Secretary, and also for academics and policymakers dealing with gender and work.

• Foreword by Series Editors1. Introduction2. The gender dimensions of collective bargaining3. Collective bargaining as a tool for gender equality: evidence from across the world4. Changing employment patterns, precarious and informal work, and the challenge for collective bargaining5. The global dimension of collective bargaining: the role of global framework agreements in promoting gender equality6. Conclusion