Intersections: The Simultaneity of Race, Gender and Class in Organization Studies

Holvino, Evangelina

doi:10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00400.x

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“…It recognizes the intersection of gender, race, ethnicity, etc. which tends to be ignored across Western feminist perspectives (Bagilhole, 2010;Holvino, 2008). Postcolonial feminism offers a powerful lens through which we can study gendered space of oppression by "investigating how Western constructions may reduce women to silence, either by replacing flexible gender systems with rigid and dualistic ones or by reinforcing non-Western patriarchal systems" (Dube, 2002, p. 115).…”

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Unveiling the myth of the Muslim woman: a postcolonial critique

Golnaraghi

Mills²

2013

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between neo‐colonialist discourse and Quebec's proposed Bill 94 aimed at restricting the public activities of niqab and veil‐wearing Muslim women.Design/methodology/approachDrawing upon postcolonial feminist frames, this study critically analyzes the discourses of Muslim women and Western elites that serve to construct the niqab and veil‐wearing Muslim women. Using critical discourse analysis of digital and print media articles from 1994 to 2010, the authors trace the discursive character of the Muslim woman related to Bill 94 which proposes the banning of religious face coverings when seeking public services in the Province of Quebec, Canada.FindingsThis paper develops a postcolonial understanding of the discursive conditions that constitute the social environment in which Muslim women are required to operate in Quebec and the advent of Bill 94. The authors contend that the discourses in the construction of Muslim women have mutated over time towards Western cultural hegemony and paternalism, and, in the process, Muslim women have been constructed as oppressed, in need of saving, and at the same time not to be trusted.Research limitations/implicationsThe account of events in this paper offer an alternative lens in privileging some of the embedded beliefs and values behind dominant cultural accounts of Quebec in relation to Muslim women and Bill 94. Future scholars may wish to extend this study through examining discourses of secular, veil and niqab‐wearing Muslim women; newcomers, those living in Canada for a longer period and those born in Canada; as well as those from different countries of origin. Another area of research that is ripe for exploration is workplace experiences of Muslim women in Canada. Additionally, examination of overt and subtle discrimination faced by Muslim women would provide important insights into employment equity and human rights.Originality/valueThis paper presents a close look at public discourses around the niqab and Muslim women in Canada, demonstrating the persistence of colonial dynamics and mindsets influencing how issues regarding minority groups are evaluated today.

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Unveiling the myth of the Muslim woman: a postcolonial critique

Golnaraghi

Mills²

2013

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

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“…In doing so, we followed Garg's (2005) call for examining the researchers' assumptions and evaluations of respondents in research interview contexts where participants vary in terms of their linguistic proficiency. Being non-native English speaking academics working in the UK ourselves, we acknowledge our personal and professional interest in the subject and take our cue from Holvino's (2010: 249, citing Bannerji, 1992 view that 'there is no better point of entry into a critique or reflection than one's own experience'.…”

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How non-native English-speaking staff are evaluated in linguistically diverse organizations: A sociolinguistic perspective

Śliwa

Johansson

2014

J Int Bus Stud

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The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of evaluations of non-native speaking staff's spoken English in international business settings. We adopt a sociolinguistic perspective on power and inequalities in linguistically diverse organizations in an Anglophone environment. The interpretive qualitative study draws on 54 interviews with non-native English speaking staff in 19 UK business schools. We analyze, along the dimensions of status, solidarity and dynamism, the ways in which nonnative speakers, on the basis of their spoken English, are evaluated by themselves and by listeners.We show how such evaluations refer to issues beyond the speaker's linguistic fluency, and have consequences for her or his actions. The study contributes to the literature on language and power in international business through offering fine-grained insights into and elucidating how the interconnected evaluative processes impact the formation and perpetuation of organizational power relations and inequalities. It also puts forward implications for managing the officially monolingual, yet linguistically diverse organizations.

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“…Influenced by post-structuralist orientations to multiplicities of difference, and signalling a move away from modernist assumptions of gender as a single, stable category, diversity research (e.g. Adib and Guerrier, 2003;Atewologun and Singh, 2010;Holvino, 2010;Konrad, Prasad and Pringle, 2006;PurdieVaughns and Eibach, 2008) has explored how gender may intersect with other categories of difference such as class, race, ethnicity and age. This has helped to enrich the field by acknowledging gender as a heterogeneous set of practices and experiences (Cala´s and Smircich, 1996), overlapping with other sources of advantage and disadvantage.…”

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25 Years On: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future in Gender and Management Research

Broadbridge¹,

Simpson²

2011

British J of Management

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This paper celebrates the progress that has been made in gender and management research over the last 25 years and outlines some current challenges faced. The British Journal of Management has disseminated many of the key debates, from empirical and theoretical work, that have helped to both frame and reflect developments in the fieldand this paper charts some of this diverse terrain. Challenges include current conceptualizations that gender issues have been 'solved' with a tendency towards 'gender denial' in understandings of work based disadvantage. Future areas of research are identified including the need to continue to monitor and publicize gender difference; to clarify and conceptualize emerging gendered hierarchies and new forms of gendered power; and to reveal hidden, gendered practices and processes currently concealed within norms, customs and values.

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Intersections: The Simultaneity of Race, Gender and Class in Organization Studies

Cited by 553 publications

References 110 publications

Unveiling the myth of the Muslim woman: a postcolonial critique

Unveiling the myth of the Muslim woman: a postcolonial critique

How non-native English-speaking staff are evaluated in linguistically diverse organizations: A sociolinguistic perspective

25 Years On: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future in Gender and Management Research

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