an article by Stephen J. Macdonald and Faye Cosgrove (University of, Sunderland, UK) published in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Volume 38 Issue 6 (2019)
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of officers/civilians with dyslexia serving in the police service in England and Wales. Although there has been a growing body of research which has analysed the experiences of offenders and victims with dyslexia, there have been few studies focusing on the experiences of police officers/civilians with this condition. This study employs the social model of disability to conceptualise the experiences of these police officers/civilians from a disability rights perspective.
Design/methodology/approach
This applies a quantitative methodology to analyse data on disabling environments experienced by officers/civilians serving in a police service situated in the North of England. The paper collected data from 56 police employees previously diagnosed with dyslexia.
Findings
The findings reveal that a significant number of officers were reluctant to disclose that they had dyslexia to their police service. The choice to disclose was a key concern for officers/civilians, as this was directly linked to their experiences of stigmatisation, as well as the risk of their competences being questioned at work. The analysis presents evidence that, although officers/civilians have legal protections under the Equality Act 2010 (c15) in the UK, very few had experienced any form of “reasonable adjustment” in the workplace.
Originality/value
Drawing on the social model of disability, the paper concludes that the police service must improve access to reasonable adjustment, for example, through the use of assistive technologies, to create a more inclusive and supportive working environment for their employees.
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The gender gap in work–life balance satisfaction across occupations
an article by Maryam Dilmaghani and Vurain Tabvuma (Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada) published in Gender in Management Volume 34 Issue 5 (2019)
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to compare the gender gaps in work–life balance satisfaction across occupations. Due to data limitations, the studies of work–life balance satisfaction have generally relied on researcher collected data. As a result, large-scale studies encompassing all occupations in the same social and policy context are rare. In several cycles of the Canadian General Social Survey, the respondents are directly asked about their work–life balance (WLB) satisfaction. The present paper takes advantage of this unique opportunity to compare the gender gap in WLB satisfaction across occupations in Canada.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper pools four cross-sectional datasets (N = 37,335). Multivariate regression analysis is used.
Findings
Women in management and education are found to have a lower WLB satisfaction than their male counterparts. Conversely, and rather surprisingly, a WLB satisfaction advantage is found for women in transport over males in this occupation. Further investigation shows that the female WLB advantage in transport is driven by the relatively low WLB satisfaction of males in this occupation, while the opposite is true for education.
Social implications
The findings are discussed in light of the WLB policies and their increasing gender-blindness.
Originality/value
This paper is the first large-scale study which compares the gender gap in WLB satisfaction across occupations, in a given policy context.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to compare the gender gaps in work–life balance satisfaction across occupations. Due to data limitations, the studies of work–life balance satisfaction have generally relied on researcher collected data. As a result, large-scale studies encompassing all occupations in the same social and policy context are rare. In several cycles of the Canadian General Social Survey, the respondents are directly asked about their work–life balance (WLB) satisfaction. The present paper takes advantage of this unique opportunity to compare the gender gap in WLB satisfaction across occupations in Canada.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper pools four cross-sectional datasets (N = 37,335). Multivariate regression analysis is used.
Findings
Women in management and education are found to have a lower WLB satisfaction than their male counterparts. Conversely, and rather surprisingly, a WLB satisfaction advantage is found for women in transport over males in this occupation. Further investigation shows that the female WLB advantage in transport is driven by the relatively low WLB satisfaction of males in this occupation, while the opposite is true for education.
Social implications
The findings are discussed in light of the WLB policies and their increasing gender-blindness.
Originality/value
This paper is the first large-scale study which compares the gender gap in WLB satisfaction across occupations, in a given policy context.
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