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Disciplined discourses: The logic of appropriateness in discourses on organizational gender equality policies

Amstutz, Nathalie and Nussbaumer, Melanie and Vöhringer, Hanna. (2021) Disciplined discourses: The logic of appropriateness in discourses on organizational gender equality policies. Gender, work, and organization, 28 (1). pp. 215-230.

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Abstract

Organizational gender equality policies must address critical issues in organizations, as well as challenge hierarchies and the unequal distribution of power and resources. At the same time, they are reliant on acceptance by organizations when developing an official course of action. On the basis of a neo‐institutional perspective, this study investigates how gender equality discourses are disciplined so that they fit organizational expectations by maintaining the rationality myth of the organization. The empirical analysis of four Swiss organizations demonstrates that, although they intend to reduce gender inequalities, their gender equality policies are shaped by a logic of appropriateness that leads to a continuous reproduction of heteronormativity within gender equality policies. This study thus contributes to the understanding of how the logic of appropriateness protects the heteronormative matrix in organizations by disciplining gender equality discourses.
Faculties and Departments:04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften > Fachbereich Gender Studies
UniBasel Contributors:Nussbaumer, Melanie
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:1468-0432
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:22 Mar 2021 11:08
Deposited On:24 Feb 2021 08:01

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