an article by Christy Glass (Utah State University, Logan, USA) and Eva Fodor (Central European University, Budapest, Hungary) published in Work and Occupations Volume 45 Issue 2 (May 2018)
Abstract
How does job context influence employers’ views of mothers as workers?
Drawing on 51 in-depth interviews with employers in the finance and business service sectors of Hungary, the authors find that finance employers rely on a variety of strategies aimed at excluding mothers from entry-level professional jobs, while business services employers invest significant resources aimed at recruiting and accommodating mothers.
To explain this variation, the authors suggest that employers’ views of mothers are dependent on their perception of skill requirements and knowledge/skill dynamism.
Showing posts with label gender_bias. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gender_bias. Show all posts
Monday, 30 April 2018
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
It’s a Man’s Man’s World
a blog post by Eleanor Dalloway via LASA ICT E-Bulletin - January 2013
So, I should probably begin with a disclaimer. I am a woman working in the infosecurity industry, which arguably makes me biased, but certainly puts me in a position to comment on this much-debated topic: the lack of women in information security.
At the RSA Europe conference in October 2012, I attended a panel called ‘Why women are key to the future of security’.
There were some disapproving – dare I say feminist – murmurs about how the title should have been ‘Why people are key…’, but that’s just equal rights gone mad. For the sake of clarity and to arouse interest in the session, the title needed to reflect the discussion at hand.
Continue reading
So, I should probably begin with a disclaimer. I am a woman working in the infosecurity industry, which arguably makes me biased, but certainly puts me in a position to comment on this much-debated topic: the lack of women in information security.
At the RSA Europe conference in October 2012, I attended a panel called ‘Why women are key to the future of security’.
There were some disapproving – dare I say feminist – murmurs about how the title should have been ‘Why people are key…’, but that’s just equal rights gone mad. For the sake of clarity and to arouse interest in the session, the title needed to reflect the discussion at hand.
Continue reading
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Exploring the dynamics of gender, feminism and entrepreneurship: advancing debate to escape a dead end?
an article Helene Ahl (Jönköping University, Sweden) and Susan Marlow (University of Birmingham) published in Organization Volume 19 Number 5 (September 2012)
Abstract
Contrary to the neo-liberal thesis that entrepreneuring is an open and accessible endeavour where personal effort alone determines reward and status, it has been demonstrated that there is a persistent, but occluded, gender bias within the entrepreneurial discourse.
Accordingly, women are positioned as lacking and incomplete men; however, despite calls to employ feminist theory as an analytical frame to demonstrate the reproduction of such subordination, there is scant evidence this has emerged.
Within this article, we respond to this call by demonstrating how post-structural feminist analysis reveals the gendered assumptions informing entrepreneurship theory that embed prevailing hetero-normative assumptions.
These assumptions limit the epistemological scope of contemporary research which positions women as failed or reluctant entrepreneurial subjects; as such, in the absence of feminist theorising these analyses remain descriptive rather than explanatory.
Accordingly, the current entrepreneurial research agenda is in danger of reaching an epistemological dead end in the absence of a reflexive critical perspective to inform the idea of who can be and what might be an entrepreneur.
Finally, we draw upon these arguments to reflect upon current approaches to theorising within the broader field of entrepreneurial enquiry.
Abstract
Contrary to the neo-liberal thesis that entrepreneuring is an open and accessible endeavour where personal effort alone determines reward and status, it has been demonstrated that there is a persistent, but occluded, gender bias within the entrepreneurial discourse.
Accordingly, women are positioned as lacking and incomplete men; however, despite calls to employ feminist theory as an analytical frame to demonstrate the reproduction of such subordination, there is scant evidence this has emerged.
Within this article, we respond to this call by demonstrating how post-structural feminist analysis reveals the gendered assumptions informing entrepreneurship theory that embed prevailing hetero-normative assumptions.
These assumptions limit the epistemological scope of contemporary research which positions women as failed or reluctant entrepreneurial subjects; as such, in the absence of feminist theorising these analyses remain descriptive rather than explanatory.
Accordingly, the current entrepreneurial research agenda is in danger of reaching an epistemological dead end in the absence of a reflexive critical perspective to inform the idea of who can be and what might be an entrepreneur.
Finally, we draw upon these arguments to reflect upon current approaches to theorising within the broader field of entrepreneurial enquiry.
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Better skills and better policies lead to better lives for women
an article by Michelle Bachelet (United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women) published on the OECD's Directorate for Education blog.
The global economic crisis, with high levels of unemployment, especially among youth, and rising inequality, with large wage gaps between high- and low-skilled workers, has added urgency to the need for better skills.
This is especially important for women, who already face barriers to participating fully in the economy. Investing in their skills from early childhood, through compulsory education, and throughout their working life can transform women's lives and drive economies.
Read the blog post here and do, please, check the related links at the bottom of the post if this is a topic in which you have an interest.
The global economic crisis, with high levels of unemployment, especially among youth, and rising inequality, with large wage gaps between high- and low-skilled workers, has added urgency to the need for better skills.
This is especially important for women, who already face barriers to participating fully in the economy. Investing in their skills from early childhood, through compulsory education, and throughout their working life can transform women's lives and drive economies.
Read the blog post here and do, please, check the related links at the bottom of the post if this is a topic in which you have an interest.
Monday, 19 September 2011
Is the glass ceiling cracked in information technology? …
A qualitative analysis: part 1
an article by Steven H Appelbaum and Kamal Argheyd (Concordia University, Montreal) and Neveen Asham (Technology Consultant in Montreal, Canada) published in Industrial and Commercial Training Volume 43 Issue 6 (2011)
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this research is to qualitatively investigate, through a literature review of past studies and an in-field case study, three different hypotheses regarding women working in the IT sector and their career and promotional aspirations.
Design/methodology/approach
An online survey was used for data collection from female employees with varying professional specializations across several IT departments within the company. Questions for the survey were designed from the findings of the literature review.
Findings
The results obtained have proven that married women who are intrinsically inspired to maintain their work-family balance face higher stress and more conflicts than those who do not. In addition, the glass ceiling was still evident in today’s corporations, but mainly affecting the older generation of women professionals. Also, the results slightly hinted at a ten-year cut-off period, after which promotional aspiration is lost.
Research limitations/implications
Owing to the limitations of the research conducted, further qualitative studies can be done to compare careers and promotional patterns between men and women in the IT departments, as well as those between women in IT departments and women working in other departments.
Practical implications
Employers should strive to provide their female employees with practical solutions to allow for an easier balancing of work-family responsibilities, such as flexi-time and telecommuting. At the same time, the employers should place the female employees in more opportunity-enhancing positions within the corporation so that they can exploit or utilize their talents and increase the probability of climbing up the corporate ladder.
Originality/value
With a generous response rate, this paper provides a realistic perspective of professional females working within the IT domain with regard to their career and promotional aspirations.
an article by Steven H Appelbaum and Kamal Argheyd (Concordia University, Montreal) and Neveen Asham (Technology Consultant in Montreal, Canada) published in Industrial and Commercial Training Volume 43 Issue 6 (2011)
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this research is to qualitatively investigate, through a literature review of past studies and an in-field case study, three different hypotheses regarding women working in the IT sector and their career and promotional aspirations.
Design/methodology/approach
An online survey was used for data collection from female employees with varying professional specializations across several IT departments within the company. Questions for the survey were designed from the findings of the literature review.
Findings
The results obtained have proven that married women who are intrinsically inspired to maintain their work-family balance face higher stress and more conflicts than those who do not. In addition, the glass ceiling was still evident in today’s corporations, but mainly affecting the older generation of women professionals. Also, the results slightly hinted at a ten-year cut-off period, after which promotional aspiration is lost.
Research limitations/implications
Owing to the limitations of the research conducted, further qualitative studies can be done to compare careers and promotional patterns between men and women in the IT departments, as well as those between women in IT departments and women working in other departments.
Practical implications
Employers should strive to provide their female employees with practical solutions to allow for an easier balancing of work-family responsibilities, such as flexi-time and telecommuting. At the same time, the employers should place the female employees in more opportunity-enhancing positions within the corporation so that they can exploit or utilize their talents and increase the probability of climbing up the corporate ladder.
Originality/value
With a generous response rate, this paper provides a realistic perspective of professional females working within the IT domain with regard to their career and promotional aspirations.
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