Hughes, E and Donnelly, R (2024) Business schools and faculty experiences of sexism: Gender structure tensions within and outside these schools. Gender, Work and Organization, 31 (5). pp. 1931-1950. ISSN 0968-6673
Abstract
In this paper, we advance knowledge and theorization on the sexism experienced by faculty not only inside but also outside the physical boundaries of business schools. We enrich existing knowledge of gender and sexism by applying Gender Structure Theory (GST) to provide a more multi-dimensional analysis of the role of individuals, interactions, and institutions in shaping gender structures. Engaging with this theoretical framework, we use mixed-methods and data, integrating statistical data on gender in UK business schools with qualitative data from interviews with 52 academics from 15 schools to provide a nuanced insight into sexism at business schools. The framework developed from the findings extends GST by adding a specific “organizational” dimension, which is needed to examine interorganizational differences and how cultural and material organizational processes are influenced by wider national/international processes. We also identify three key interactional tensions cutting across the dimensions examined: organizational versus interorganizational relations, agency versus dependency, and employment relationships versus stakeholder relationships. The findings generate pressing implications for policy and practice in business schools and academia more broadly.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. Gender, Work & Organization published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | business schools; gender structures; inequalities; sexism |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Work and Employment Relation Division (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2023 14:03 |
Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2024 16:49 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/gwao.12945 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:195952 |