Kanter Revisited: Gender, Power and (In)Visibility

Lewis, Patricia; Simpson, Ruth

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2370.2011.00327.x

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“…Additionally, research shows that men typically enjoy easier paths to supervisory and managerial positions (Maume, ; Williams et al, ). Women experience several barriers to entering these occupations and positions and to mobility once within them (Lewis and Simpson, ). Although some scholars argue that women's ability to enter such positions represents progress and transformation (see Kelan, ), inequalities persist between men and women at work (England, ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Redoing Gender: How Women in the Funeral Industry Use Essentialism for Equality

Pruitt

2017

Gender Work & Organization

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Although some research considers women's participation in traditionally male‐dominated jobs as an ‘undoing’ of the gender system, other scholars argue that women's participation in non‐traditional roles can actually maintain hegemonic masculinity. Because women have recently entered the funeral industry in unprecedented numbers, the profession offers a unique context to study how women negotiate a sense of belonging in male‐dominated fields. I draw on 22 interviews with women in the funeral industry to reveal how gender is done and undone in an occupational context. In what Hughey (. Social Problems, 57, 653–679) refers to as a ‘paradox of participation’, I argue that women in the funeral industry redefine the image of the ideal funeral director by using gender essentialist logic, which originally acted as a barrier to their entry to the field, to justify their participation. By showing how gender essentialism and egalitarianism can constitute reinforcing logics instead of an opposing binary, this research contributes to the literature concerning women in non‐traditional roles.

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Redoing Gender: How Women in the Funeral Industry Use Essentialism for Equality

Pruitt

2017

Gender Work & Organization

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“…It's also helpful to consider the dialogue that took place in the panel within a wider frame of feminist perspectives on how women have been perceived in organizations over the past thirty years. Lewis and Simpson [2012] suggest that the way women have been historically regarded in organizations is as a group disadvantaged by outmoded prejudices and customs, and with appropriate policies, these prejudices can be "managed out." This is characterized as a "liberal feminist" viewpoint.…”

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Thirty Years and Counting: Do We Still Need the ICIS Women’s Breakfast?

Loiacono¹,

Urquhart²,

Beath³

et al. 2013

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This article discusses an important panel held at ICIS 2011 in Shanghai to mark over thirty years of an ICIS institution, the ICIS Women's Breakfast. The panel addressed the controversial question-is there still a need for the ICIS Women's Breakfast? Panelists were asked if the ICIS Women's Breakfast could be seen as divisive, and if women's issues are different from issues of diversity such as race or sexual orientation. They were also asked why they thought women were still underrepresented in our academic community, and if the lack of women at senior levels was a concern for the community. Finally, the panelists were asked what practices the community would need to adopt to combat what could be seen as structural discrimination in our community, which we believe reflects the wider world we live in. We frame the debate and the ensuing discussion in the literature about women in academia, and conclude with some practical and constructive recommendations for the community as a whole. Thirty Years and Counting: Do We Still Need the ICIS Women's Breakfast? Thirty Years and Counting: Do We Still Need the ICIS Women's Breakfast? 82 Volume 33 Article 6  How far can we help each other? Does structural discrimination exist, and, if it does, how can it be dealt with? Volume 33 Article 6 83Each panelist spoke for a few minutes and answered questions from the audience. After each panelist had spoken, the floor was opened and a lively debate ensued. This report summarizes the panelists' responses to the questions and the discussion that followed. The report is structured as follows. First, the debate is given a context using current literature on the position of women in academia. Second, the responses to each question and related discussion are presented and the open discussion session described. Finally, we discuss the steps needed to ensure the dialogue continues, again framing the discussion with current literature. Volume 33Article 6

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“…Feminist scholars (Childs and Krook ; Lewis and Simpson ) associate descriptive representation closely with the concept of critical mass. While Kanter () did not prescribe a ‘tipping point’, it is argued that critical mass is a continuum and little change in behaviour or influence occurs until the proportion of women reaches 20%.…”

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Political Representation on the New Auckland Council – Has Amalgamation Led to Greater Diversity?

Webster

Fa'apoi

2017

Aust J Public Adm

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This paper explores the diversity of local government electoral candidates and elected members, in Auckland – one of the world's most diverse cities (Chen 2015: 56) – following the 2010 amalgamation. It responds to questions raised over the democratic gaps created by enlarged wards, a lack of diverse representation, and higher elected member ratios. The research asks the question – who stood and who was elected in the election following the Auckland 2010 reforms, and how does this compare with the city's diverse population. Pitkin's (1967) concept of descriptive representation provides the foundation for a comparison of the gender, age, and ethnicity of local population, local government candidates, and elected members, to ascertain descriptive representation. The human rights framework provides a theoretical foundation to examine the diversity of representation. Preliminary findings support the view that under the shared governance model, electoral candidates are becoming more ethnically and gender diverse at the local level; while at the regional level, the dominance of the archetypal councillor as European, middle‐aged and male, prevails.

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Kanter Revisited: Gender, Power and (In)Visibility

Cited by 114 publications

References 91 publications

Redoing Gender: How Women in the Funeral Industry Use Essentialism for Equality

Redoing Gender: How Women in the Funeral Industry Use Essentialism for Equality

Thirty Years and Counting: Do We Still Need the ICIS Women’s Breakfast?

Political Representation on the New Auckland Council – Has Amalgamation Led to Greater Diversity?

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