Merit, special contribution and choice: How women negotiate between sameness and difference in their organizational lives

Simpson, R; Ross-Smith, AE; Lewis, P

Merit, special contribution and choice: How women negotiate between sameness and difference in their organizational lives

Simpson, R Ross-Smith, AE Lewis, P

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Publisher:: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Gender in Management: An International Journal, 2010, 25 (3), pp. 198 - 207
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Simpson, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ross-Smith, AE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lewis, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Gender in Management: An International Journal, 2010, 25 (3), pp. 198 - 207	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1754-2413	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/15832
dc.description.abstract	Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how women in senior management draw on discourses of merit and special contribution in making sense of the contradictions and tensions they experience in their working lives. It has a particular focus on how women explain possible experiences of disadvantage and the extent to which they see such experiences as gendered. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on an Australian study of women leaders in the private and tertiary sectors. Data are drawn from in-depth interviews with 14 women. Findings Findings suggest that women draw on discourses of meritocracy and of special contribution in discussing their experiences at work. Inconsistencies between these competing discourses are mediated through notions of choice.	en_US
dc.publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Ltd	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Gender in Management: An International Journal	en_US
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dc.title	Merit, special contribution and choice: How women negotiate between sameness and difference in their organizational lives	en_US
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how women in senior management draw on discourses of merit and special contribution in making sense of the contradictions and tensions they experience in their working lives. It has a particular focus on how women explain possible experiences of disadvantage and the extent to which they see such experiences as gendered. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on an Australian study of women leaders in the private and tertiary sectors. Data are drawn from in-depth interviews with 14 women. Findings Findings suggest that women draw on discourses of meritocracy and of special contribution in discussing their experiences at work. Inconsistencies between these competing discourses are mediated through notions of choice.

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