Journal title ECONOMIA E SOCIETÀ REGIONALE
Author/s Francesca Valente
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2025/3
Language Italian Pages 22 P. 29-50 File size 331 KB
DOI 10.3280/ES2025-003003
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Female representation in trade unions is a central issue in the debate on gender equality. Despite women’s increasing presence in the labour market, their access to union leadership roles remains limited. This paper examines Fai Cisl Piemonte – the Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Industrial Federation affiliated with Cisl – through an empirical study involving union representatives, delegates, activists, officers, and territorial and regional leaders. The findings reveal, on the one hand, a growing institutional attention to gender equality and, on the other, the persistence of obstacles that hinder women’s participation in decisionmaking processes. The analysis shows how organizational practices and cultures can either reproduce or challenge these inequalities. The paper also puts forward operational recommendations to strengthen women’s participation and promote a more inclusive and democratic union representation.
Keywords: Trade Unions, Gender Equality, Democracy in Trade Unions
Jel codes: J16, J51, J71
Francesca Valente, Donne e rappresentanza nel sindacato: il caso della fai cisl piemonte in "ECONOMIA E SOCIETÀ REGIONALE " 3/2025, pp 29-50, DOI: 10.3280/ES2025-003003