(Re)figuring accounting and maternal bodies: The gendered embodiment of accounting professionals

Haynes, Kathryn

doi:10.1016/j.aos.2007.04.003

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“…What is evident is that that the body becomes a vehicle for displaying conformity and non-conformity to social norms where the maternal is both expected yet out of place and where others feel anxious and uncomfortable (Haynes, 2008a). The maternal body represents a site in which the sacred/mutant are at play.…”

Section: Inclusion In the Workplacementioning

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“…Clear decision-making skills, as opposed to nurturing, are more likely to be seen as domineering and dictatorial (Gatrell, 2011). Similarly, Haynes (2008a) describes the subtle practices mothers are subjected to in accountancy, with its emphasis on rationality and emotional detachment, such as questioning work commitment and belonging (Haynes, 2008a). According to the Equal Opportunities Commission one fifth of new mothers experience some form of discrimination in the workplace (Gatrell, 2011).…”

Section: Inclusion In the Workplacementioning

confidence: 99%

“…I attend to hitherto less developed discussions at the intersections between the monstrous-feminine and maternal-feminine in organisation (Dale, 2001;Gatrell, 2011;Haynes, 2008aHaynes, , 2008bHöpfl and Kostera, 2003;Longhurst, 2001Longhurst, , 2008Riad, 2007). Feminist contributions have hitherto explored psychoanalytic approaches to demonstrate the power of the monstrous, its excesses or lack (Creed, 1993), and the emancipatory potential of recognising one's own monstrosity by embodying the 6 monster (Shildrick, 2002).…”

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“…I now turn to the organisational implications of the monstrous and maternal feminine for a feminist monstrous politics. This discussion serves to further highlight the repressive material, cultural and institutional organisational dynamics (Riad, 2007) that are unable to bear the (metaphorical) weight of maternal embodiment (Gatrell, 2008(Gatrell, , 2011Haynes, 2008aHaynes, , 2008bLonghurst, 2001;Riad, 2007) and questions whether a feminist politics is possible in organisations.…”

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“…Shildrick (2002:31) develops the idea that maternal embodiment highlights the uncontainable, unknowable and vulnerable nature of embodiment where the pregnant body is 'actively and visibly deformed from within' (Thanem, 2011:83;Betterton, 2006). Maternal bodies are constructed as difficult to organise as they are unpredictable and leaking; natural yet monstrous (Haynes, 2008a;Warren and Brewis, 2004). …”

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Purpose -This article problematises the notion of woman-as-monster and draws together a conceptual analysis of the monstrous-feminine and its relation to maternal and monstrous bodies including its implications for equality and inclusion in the workplace.Design/methodology/approach -Whilst exploring how female monsters are inextricably tied to their sexual difference, I draw on social and psychoanalytic perspectives to suggest how such monstrosity is expressed through ambivalence to the maternal. I analyse two 'faces' of the monstrous-feminine in particular: the archaic mother and the monstrous womb (Creed, 1993) and develop this discussion in relation to the potential for a feminist monstrous politics of organisation.Findings -Firstly, I expose the basis on which the monstrous-feminine articulates and disarticulates femininity, that is to say, how a feminist analysis of monsters may enable but also foreclose a positive articulation of disruption, disorder and disorganisation central to the conceptualisation of monsters. This is done through a reading of the maternal-feminine and literature on motherhood in organisation studies.2 Secondly, I locate the monstrous-feminine in the body and explore how maternal bodies are constructed and experienced as monstrous as they disrupt the self/other relationship. This analysis suggests that embodying the monster comes with risks and that different configurations of the monstrous maternal are necessary for equality and inclusion in the workplace.Originality/value -The article identifies and contributes to growing research on the ambivalence of monsters and expands a neglected area of the feminine and maternal aspects of these relationships and what this means for workplace relations.

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This study investigates the firms' CSR disclosure by considering the joint effects of board gender diversity and secrecy culture in an international setting. Building on a sample of 14,185 firm‐year observations from 43 countries during 2010–2019, this study shows that while board gender diversity and CSR disclosure are positively associated, countries' secrecy levels negatively affect CSR disclosure. However, we provide evidence that the higher female representation on the board of directors significantly attenuates the restrictive role of secrecy culture on the CSR disclosure level. In other words, the suppressive effect of national secrecy on CSR disclosure weakens firms with higher gender diversity on the board of directors. Our results are robust to several sensitivity checks and endogeneity problems. This study suggests that the reducing effects of national secrecy culture on firms' CSR disclosure level can be attenuated by utilizing internal governance mechanisms such as board gender diversity.

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(Re)figuring accounting and maternal bodies: The gendered embodiment of accounting professionals

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Cited by 183 publications

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Always different?: exploring the monstrous-feminine and maternal embodiment in organisation

Always different?: exploring the monstrous-feminine and maternal embodiment in organisation

Reasons women chartered accountants leave public accounting firms prior to achieving partnership status: A qualitative analysis

Board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure in different disclosure environments

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