Women’s Leadership and Gendered Experiences in Tech Cities

Hardey, Mariann

doi:10.1108/gm-05-2018-0048

Women’s Leadership and Gendered Experiences in Tech Cities

Hardey, Mariann

Authors

Professor Mariann Hardey mariann.hardey@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the findings from longitudinal study conducted with women leaders in tech cities to understand the cultural and discursive burden affecting their professional experiences and the dominant cultural boundaries they regularly have to cross in order to legitimse their knowledge and expertise. The paper draws on research from the Gender in Tech City project that included serial interviews with fifty senior women leaders over three years at three different tech city sites. The paper illustrates the differing spatialities that women continue to face within tech culture and how terms such as ‘women in tech’ are problematic. This study adds to the conceptualisation of tech culture and gendered constructions within a spatial context; there is a need to strengthen this path of investigation beyond gender as a lone issue. The study contributes to the literature on spatial context, examining a new micro-context within tech culture that amplifies hidden biases and restricts the movement of women professionals.

Citation

Hardey, M. (2019). Women’s Leadership and Gendered Experiences in Tech Cities. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 34(3), 188-199. https://doi.org/10.1108/gm-05-2018-0048

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Feb 13, 2019
Online Publication Date	May 7, 2019
Publication Date	2019
Deposit Date	Feb 19, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Feb 19, 2019
Journal	Gender in Management: An International Journal
Print ISSN	1754-2413
Publisher	Emerald
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	34
Issue	3
Pages	188-199
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1108/gm-05-2018-0048
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1302788

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