The gender order in action: consistent evidence from two distinct workplace settings

Zinn, Isabelle; Hofmeister, Heather (2022). The gender order in action: consistent evidence from two distinct workplace settings Journal of Gender Studies, 31(8), pp. 941-955. Routledge 10.1080/09589236.2022.2115019

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In this article, we elaborate an integrative framework of the gender order that considers gender as something simultaneously structurally outside of individual action and as constantly done through interaction. Combining a structural perspective with micro-interactionist accounts makes it possible to show how these mechanisms manifest themselves and how individuals engage with and concretely ‘do gender’ in situ. We focus on three mechanisms through which the gender order emphasizes difference and creates inequality: androcentrism, agentic masculinity, and female devaluation. We illustrate our elaboration of the gender order with empirical evidence from two dramatically different male-dominated employment settings, meat-processing and higher education, in Switzerland and Germany, respectively.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

Business School > Institute for New Work > Diversity and Inclusion
Business School

Name:

Zinn, Isabelle0000-0003-1272-5415 and
Hofmeister, Heather

Subjects:

H Social Sciences > HM Sociology

ISSN:

0958-9236

Publisher:

Routledge

Language:

English

Submitter:

Isabelle Zinn

Date Deposited:

20 Oct 2023 11:25

Last Modified:

20 Oct 2023 11:25

Publisher DOI:

10.1080/09589236.2022.2115019

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Structure and agency; gender inequality; androcentrism; male dominance; female devaluation; meat- processing; higher education; agentic masculinity

ARBOR DOI:

10.24451/arbor.20177

URI:

https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/20177

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