‘That’s bang out of order, mate!’: Gendered and racialized micro-practices of disadvantage and privilege in UK business schools

TY - JOUR

T1 - ‘That’s bang out of order, mate!’

T2 - Gendered and racialized micro-practices of disadvantage and privilege in UK business schools

AU - Sliwa, Martyna

AU - Gordon, Lisi

AU - Mason, Katy

AU - Beech, Nic

N1 - Funding - British Academy of Management

PY - 2022/10/14

Y1 - 2022/10/14

N2 - The existence of gendered and racialized inequalities in academia has been well documented. To date, research has primarily addressed the intersectional disadvantages faced by members of minority groups with much less attention paid to the privileges experienced by dominant group members. This paper draws on 21 interviews and 36 audio-diary entries completed by a diverse group of senior higher education leaders who have successfully navigated the career ladder in UK business schools. By juxtaposing minority with dominant group members' narratives, the study advances intersectionality research, offering a contextualized analysis of the micro-practices of both disadvantage and privilege in academia. Through a focus on how micro-practices perform differently for members of different groups, it foregrounds “obvious” as well as nuanced differences that contribute to the accumulation of disadvantage and privilege throughout an individual's career and emphasizes simultaneity as crucial to understanding the workings of gendered and racialized disadvantage and privilege.

AB - The existence of gendered and racialized inequalities in academia has been well documented. To date, research has primarily addressed the intersectional disadvantages faced by members of minority groups with much less attention paid to the privileges experienced by dominant group members. This paper draws on 21 interviews and 36 audio-diary entries completed by a diverse group of senior higher education leaders who have successfully navigated the career ladder in UK business schools. By juxtaposing minority with dominant group members' narratives, the study advances intersectionality research, offering a contextualized analysis of the micro-practices of both disadvantage and privilege in academia. Through a focus on how micro-practices perform differently for members of different groups, it foregrounds “obvious” as well as nuanced differences that contribute to the accumulation of disadvantage and privilege throughout an individual's career and emphasizes simultaneity as crucial to understanding the workings of gendered and racialized disadvantage and privilege.

KW - academia

KW - disadvantage

KW - inclusion

KW - intersectionality

KW - micro-practice

KW - privilege

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85141400394

U2 - 10.1111/gwao.12920

DO - 10.1111/gwao.12920

M3 - Article

SN - 1468-0432

JO - Gender, Work & Organisation

JF - Gender, Work & Organisation

ER -