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Diversity and Inclusion International Conference 2014

8-10 June, Munich, Germany

Stream Proposal: Women’s Approaches to Navigating Masculinized Industries in the Global South

Stream chairs:

Paulina Salinas, Faculty of Humanities, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile, psalinas@ucn.cl

Gianni Romani, Entrepreneurship and SME Center, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile, gachocce@ucn.cl

Haya Al-Dajani, Norwich Business School, UEA, UK, h.dajani@uea.ac.uk

 

Stream outline:

Women are being increasingly included in the global South’s masculinized industries such as mining, fishing, construction, transportation, metallurgy and energy, and are gaining presence and visibility across many levels, specialisations and positions (Tallichet, 1995; Harden, 2008; Salinas, Reyes, Romani and Ziede, 2010). The outcomes and impact of this inclusion continues to be widely debated. For example, Avendaño (2008) controversially argued that increasing women’s participation within masculinized industries such as mining reduces gender inequalities, helps to eradicate gender discrimination, and has a largely positive impact on the industries and the women themselves. Lozeva and Marinova, (2010) however, suggested that while mining has a negative impact on the community and its lifestyle, the physical environment and overall sustainability, it also has a profound adverse impact on the women operating within it. Chant’s (2008) thesis of the feminization of responsibility and obligation proposes that considering women as a ‘solution’ for global challenges and problems (WEF, 2013) has led to their further exploitation and a mythical power shift. This involves the continued domination of patriarchal values and systems, and ongoing gender discrepancies and power bargaining which exclude women especially in these masculinized industries.

While women’s increased inclusion and participation in these masculinised industries of the global South have been receiving increased policy and research interest and attention, there is a dearth of research addressing their employment, career navigation and progression, and work / life balance across all levels, positions and specialisations within these industries. At one end, women are increasingly engaging in hazardous and precarious occupations, and at the other, they are occupying more highly skilled leadership posts. Who are these women, how are they shaping these industries, and what impact are they having on the industries? Furthermore what impact is the women’s participation in the masculinized industries having on their local communities and economies? In this stream, we welcome papers that address and question these trends and their outcomes, impact and challenges for social and economic development in the global South.

The aim of this stream is to critically explore and theorize women’s approaches to navigating masculinized industries in the global South. We welcome empirical and conceptual contributions with varied methodological and theoretical approaches. We invite submissions that reflect one or more of the global South’s 157 states - the majority of which are in Africa, central and Latin America and Asia, - whose emerging markets and transitional economies, are highly dependent on these masculinized industries for economic growth and political stability. To this extent, suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

• Regulation and inclusion in masculinized industries

• Women’s career development and progression patterns within these industries

• Work / life balance for women operating in these industries

• Profiling women in these industries

• Women’s impact on the masculinized industries

• Gender equality within these industries

• Arising tensions from women’s inclusion in these industries

Key words: gender, inclusion, masculinized industries, Global South

Dates for submission / processing of papers: in accordance with EDI 2014 conference regulations

References:

Avedaño, C. (2008). Conciliación trabajo- familia y mujeres. Reflexiones en una perspectiva psicosocial. La experiencia del trabajo remunerado en hombres. In A. Soto (ed.) Flexibilidad Laboral y subjetividades: 221-233. Santiago, Chile: LOM Editoriales.

Chant, S. (2008). ‘The Feminisation of Poverty and the Feminisation of Anti-Poverty Programmes: Room for Revision?’ Journal of Development Studies, 44 (2), 165–197.

Harden, J., (2008). Beyond the dual burden: theorizing gender inequality in Soviet Russia, Organization Management Journal, Vol. 5, pp. 99–113.

Lozeva, S. and Marinova, D. (2010). “Negotiating Gender: Experience from Western Australian Mining Industry”. Journal of Economic and Social Policy. 13 (2):12 3-145.

Salinas, P.; Reyes, C.; Romaní, G. and Ziede, M. (2010). “Mercado laboral femenino. Un estudio empírico, desde la región minera de Antofagasta, Chile”. Innovar, 20: 125-140.

Tallichet, S. (1995). “Gendered relations in the mines and the division of labor underground”. Gender & Society, 9: 697-711.

WEF (2013). Five Challenges, One Solution, Women Global Agenda Council on Women’s Empowerment 2011 – 2012, World Economic Forum

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