Women workplace protest and political identity in England 1968-85

<p>This book draws upon original research into women's workplace protest to deliver a new account of working-class women's political identity and participation in post-war England. Focusing on the voices and experiences of women who fought for equal pay skill recognition and the right to work between 1968 and 1985 it explores why working-class women engaged in such action when they did and it analyses the impact of workplace protest on women's political identity. A combination of oral history and written sources are used to illuminate how everyday experiences of gender and class antagonism shaped working-class women's political identity and participation. The book contributes a fresh understanding of the relationship between feminism workplace activism and trade unionism during the years 1968-1985.<br>This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 Gender equality.</p>