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

Śliwa, Martyna; Gordon, Lisi; Mason, Katy; Beech, Nic

doi:10.1111/gwao.12920

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

Śliwa, Martyna; Gordon, Lisi; Mason, Katy; Beech, Nic

Authors

Professor Martyna Sliwa martyna.sliwa@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Lisi Gordon

Katy Mason

Nic Beech

Abstract

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.

Citation

Śliwa, M., Gordon, L., Mason, K., & Beech, N. (2022). ‘That’s bang out of order, mate!’: Gendered and racialized micro-practices of disadvantage and privilege in UK business schools. Gender, Work and Organization, https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12920

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Sep 29, 2022
Online Publication Date	Oct 14, 2022
Publication Date	Oct 14, 2022
Deposit Date	Oct 3, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Nov 11, 2022
Journal	Gender, Work & Organization
Print ISSN	0968-6673
Electronic ISSN	1468-0432
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12920
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1190166

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