@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp6536, author={Haile, Getinet Astatike}, title={Union Decline in Britain: Is Chauvinism Also to Blame?}, year={2012}, month={May}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={6536}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6536}, abstract={The paper examines if workplace gender diversity offers some explanation for the decline of unions in Britain. Using the WERS2004 linked employer-employee data and alternative econometric estimators it reports an inverse relationship between workplace union density and gender diversity. Gender and ownership status based sub-group analyses suggest the inverse relationship to be stronger for male union members and those in the private sector. Gender group size based analysis reveals a positive link between workplace union density and gender diversity in workplaces with a female majority. The findings in this paper may mean that unions (and their main constituents, men) may need to embrace the changing workplace demography genuinely to improve their fate.}, keywords={trade union decline;gender diversity;linked employer-employee data;Britain}, }