Browsing by Author "Kelan, Elisabeth"

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    Femininities at work: How women support other women in the workplace
    (British Academy of Management, 2016-09-10) Carr, Melissa; Kelan, Elisabeth
    Recent research has highlighted the negative intra-gender relations that occur between women in organisations, focusing on aspects such as micro-violence, the queen bee syndrome, negative intra-gender relations, and competition and distance between women. Through a thematic analysis of interviews with 16 women, we draw on material where women were asked to consider their intra-gender relationships at work. We suggest that women are actively supporting each other and aligning themselves with each other; they are ‘mobilising femininities’ to help negotiate dominant hegemonic masculinity. However, the women also demonstrate contested femininities, creating distance from women who are not displaying an appropriate femininity. The article thereby examines the affiliated and contested femininities that women bring to bear in the workplace. It makes a contribution towards understanding mobilising femininities, the extent to which this is a conscious or liminal process for women and how, through mobilising femininities, gender as a social practice is demonstrated.
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    Gender parity report (video)
    (Cranfield University, 2016-07-21 08:38) Kelan, Elisabeth
    Video presentation outlining a research project into how men as middle managers can engage in gender inclusive leadership.
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    Infographic on global leaders
    (Cranfield University, 2016-07-21 08:38) Kelan, Elisabeth
    Infographic from an extensive research project on how men as middle managers can engage in gender inclusive leadership.
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    Linchpin - men, middle managers and gender inclusive leadership
    (Cranfield University, 2016-07-21 08:38) Kelan, Elisabeth
    The final report from an extensive research project on how men as middle managers can engage in gender inclusive leadership.
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    The perils of gender beliefs for men leaders as change agents for gender equality
    (Palgrave Macmillan / Wiley, 2018-08-22) Humbert, Anne Laure; Kelan, Elisabeth; van den Brink, Marieke
    This article examines the potentially damaging role that gender beliefs can play in hindering women's equal representation in leadership positions. Based on a secondary analysis of a large‐scale EU‐wide survey (Eurobarometer 76.1), the article shows that essentialist gender beliefs lower support for equality interventions such as quotas or targets, particularly among men as leaders. The results show that discriminatory gender beliefs partially mediate this relationship and produce a more negative effect among men leaders. The paper contributes to understanding the role essentialist gender beliefs often lay the groundwork for gender discriminatory beliefs. Those in turn hinder support for effective gender equality measures. Gender essentialist beliefs can be held by everyone but are more prevalent among men leaders. We conclude that greater gender balance in leadership cannot be achieved without tackling underlying gender beliefs, particularly among men leaders since they are called upon to enact change. We thereby argue that simply asking for men to become change agents for gender equality is not an effective strategy if underlying gender beliefs are left unchallenged.