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The Murphy Institute and
Cornell’s Institute for Women and Work at the ILR School
invite you to a
Labor Breakfast Forum
“Does Labor Have a CLUW?:
Unions and the Feminist Agenda”
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Women make up 46% of the labor force. And while there are still more men in unions than women, the gap is quickly narrowing. In fact, women today account for the majority of new workers organizing into unions, and among black women, union density is actually increasing.
Why then has the labor movement failed to fully integrate women—especially women of color—into its leadership; and why has it been so slow to address the full range of women’s concerns? more… |
Featuring:
Alice Kessler-Harris,
R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of American History,
Columbia University
Niki T. Dickerson,
Assistant Professor of School of Management and Labor Relations,
Rutgers University
Heidi Hartmann,
President, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Friday, January 25, 2008
8:30 AM to 10:15 AM
The Murphy Institute for Labor, Community, and Policy Studies, CUNY
25 West 43rd Street, 18th floor
New York, New York
A light breakfast will be served.
RSVP by January 21st to Eloiza Morales at (212) 642-2029 or
eloiza.morales@mail.cuny.edu
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