Business schools and faculty experiences of sexism: Gender structure tensions within and outside these schools

Hughes, Emma and Donnelly, Rory ORCID: 0000-0001-8424-2039 (2023) Business schools and faculty experiences of sexism: Gender structure tensions within and outside these schools. GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>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.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	business schools, gender structures, inequalities, sexism
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2023 12:31
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2023 02:48
DOI:	10.1111/gwao.12945
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3168486