Women and Work: Exploring Race, Ethnicity, and Class

Higginbotham, Elizabeth; Romero, Mary

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“…African American, Asian, Latina and other women of colour have always worked and been seen as workers. African American domestic servants, Chinese immigrants sold as prostitutes, Puerto Rican union organizers in the early 1900s, slavery, indentured, agricultural, factory work and low paying work are just a few examples (Amott and Matthaei, 1991; Collins, 2000a; DuBois and Ruiz, 1990; Glenn, 1985; Higginbotham and Romero, 1997; Segura, 1989). Thus, for many women of colour, white feminism's division between a public and a private sphere does not represent their reality.…”

Section: The Critique Of Feminism By Women Of Colour: Intersectionalimentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Holvino

2010

Gender Work & Organization

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This article argues for a reconceptualization of the intersections of race, gender and class as simultaneous processes of identity, institutional and social practice in order to redress the lack of attention to these intersections in feminist organization studies. Grounding my argument on a brief critique of white liberal feminism from the perspective of women of colour, I examine other feminist frameworks beyond the dominant liberal paradigm and identify their possible contributions to the study of intersections in organization theory and practice. Specifically, I propose theoretical and methodological interventions for researching and practicing more forcefully and intentionally the simultaneity of race, gender and class in organizations, including researching and publicizing the hidden stories at the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, class, nation and sexuality; identifying, untangling and changing the differential impact of everyday practices in organizations and identifying and linking internal organizational processes with external societal processes. I conclude with some reflections on the possible implications of these proposals for each of us, scholars and practitioners of gender and organization.

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Section: The Critique Of Feminism By Women Of Colour: Intersectionalimentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Holvino

2010

Gender Work & Organization

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“…Among non-Anglo wives, those with African and Asian ancestry are overrepresented in all the services, while Latinas are underrepresented. As members of minority groups, these wives may experience bias in the workforce and are likely to be financially challenged due to lower salaries than their civilian colleagues (Browne, 1999;Higginbotham & Romero, 1997).…”

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Effect of Short-Term Separation on the Behavioral Health of Military Wives

Oblea

2016

J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv

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In the current prospective observational study, the impact of short-term separation on female spouses of male military officers who were scheduled to participate in a resident training program was evaluated. Using pre- and post-survey designs, participants were assessed 2 weeks prior to separation and 2 weeks prior to their husbands' returns. Participants completed the following scales: the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Relationship Assessment Scale, and Beck Depression Inventory II Scale. No significant differences were found in perceived social support, resilience, perceived stress, relationship satisfaction, or depression scores pre- and post-separation. As predicted, depression scores were positively correlated with perceived stress scores and negatively correlated with resiliency and relationship satisfaction scores. Women with higher levels of resilience experienced lower levels of post-separation stress. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 54(6), 45-51.].

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“…These historical gender divides have long been judged as more ideal‐types connected to the White middle‐class than actual practices for many men and women (Higginbotham and Romero 1997; Collins 1991), but they continue to hold significant cultural meaning in modern America (Ridgeway and Correll 2004; Hays 1996; Coontz 1992). While women are pursuing diverse work and family strategies, the historically negative moral connotations of women’s paid work remain salient; staying at home continues to suggest altruism, while working suggests selfishness, particularly for well‐off women, but also for working‐class women (Stone 2007; Crittenden 2001; Garey 1999; Rosen 1987).…”

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Work, Family, and Accounts of Mothers’ Lives Using Discourse to Navigate Intensive Mothering Ideals

Damaske¹

2013

Sociology Compass

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Despite the dramatic increase in women's employment since the 1970s, mothers' decisions about work remain closely scrutinized. The intensive mothering ethos in which ''good'' mothers are highly involved in the minutiae of their children's lives, continues to be the prevailing parenting paradigm in the United States. This article asks: How do women use discourse to navigate the demands of intensive motherhood? First, this article reviews literature on ideologies of intensive mothering. The article then considers research on how accounts are used to navigate the moral dilemmas surrounding women's work and motherhood. This article provides us with a better understanding of how traditional gender divides remain culturally relevant, how people use discourse to expand cultural schemas to fit their own social location, and how the process of expanding the framework of a schema through this negotiation process can allow traditional gender schemas to remain salient even while different actions are incorporated.

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Women and Work: Exploring Race, Ethnicity, and Class

Cited by 33 publications

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

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

Effect of Short-Term Separation on the Behavioral Health of Military Wives

Work, Family, and Accounts of Mothers’ Lives Using Discourse to Navigate Intensive Mothering Ideals

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