Colleagues,
Trust this finds you well.
Please find below a call for papers for a special issue of Gender, Work & Organization on the topic: “Working in Non-traditional Employment Roles: understanding and breaking down the barriers
to gender segregation”. Deadline for submission of papers is 30 September 2019.
Feel free to disseminate to others whom you think might be interested.
Best,
Jenny
Gender, Work and Organization
The deadline for paper submission: 30th September, 2019
Occupational gender segregation in the labour markets of most/all countries is an enduring and endemic problem, which is both damaging to economies and careers. It is also the consequence of
little change in the numbers of women employed in male dominated, and men employed in female dominated, occupations and industries. The divisions between what are traditionally considered to be men’s and women’s jobs are persistent and lead directly to income
inequality that sustains the gender pay gap (European Commission, 2015). Occupational segregation perpetuates gender stereotyping in male and female dominated occupations, which artificially define and limit the skills and abilities of women and men (Feyherherm
and Vick, 2005; Oakes, 1990; Damaske, 2011; Heilman 2012; Caleo and Heilman, 2014) affecting their chances of
progression.
This special issue invites papers that analyse the lived experiences of women who work in male dominated areas of work and men who work in female dominated occupations. It will seek to explore
what more can be done to break down the barriers to traditionally gender segregated occupations; understand the persistent nature of how gender stereotypes are produced, reproduced and operate in male and female dominated occupations; and examine perceptions
and experiences of being in the minority. We particularly welcome papers that examine gender stereotyping from an intersectional perspective in male and female dominated occupations.
We seek to bring together conceptual and empirical papers that investigate international, intersectional, institutional individual and organisational factors that contribute to occupational gender
segregation and to explore effective mechanisms for change. As such, we invite papers addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
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International studies of horizontal and vertical occupational gender segregation in labour markets in developed/developing countries.
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Analysis of occupations at different levels of the occupational hierarchy, including skilled and un-skilled
jobs.
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Theoretical insights into gender segregation, intersectionality and
the under-representation of women and men in certain occupations.
·
The construction of femininities and
masculinities.
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The drivers for women and men entering occupations where they are in the minority and how they cope with their ‘token’ status.
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Analysis of how gender stereotypes are produced, reproduced and operate in male and female dominated occupations from the perspectives of both
the women and the men who work in them.
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Studies identifying ‘leaks’ in the pipeline, i.e. key points at which gender stereotypes may contribute to women and men leaving
their organisation/not progressing into more senior
roles.
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Cases of effective organisational, policy and legal measures to attract women into male dominated and men into female dominated occupations and
industries and to support their retention.
·
Evaluation of gender equality initiatives and sources of support in organisations/industries to support women and men in the
minority.
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Strategies to challenge stereotypical assumptions about the roles of women and men in the labour market, including senior managers.
·
Analysis of where change has occurred, the factors contributing to change and insights into the changes in behaviours and practices that hamper
gender equality.
Guest Editors
Susan Durbin, University of the West of England ([log in to unmask])
Hazel Conley, University of the West of England ([log in to unmask])
Rae Cooper, University of Sydney ([log in to unmask])
Ana Lopes, Newcastle University ([log in to unmask]
Tessa Wright, Queen Mary University of London ([log in to unmask])
Please contact the lead author (Susan Durbin) if you have any questions about your submission.
Submission guidelines
Please submit your manuscript online:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gwo.
The manuscript should be submitted in 3 separate files: title page, main text file; figures. Please note that all submissions will be subject to double-blind peer review, the main
text file should not include any information that might identify the authors. Please indicate that you are submitting your manuscript for the special issue from the drop down menu.
Further details about the submission procedure and manuscript types can be found here:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/14680432/homepage/forauthors.html