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“That's bang out of order, mate!”: Gendered and racialized micro‐practices of disadvantage and privilege in UK business schools

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  • Martyna Śliwa
  • Lisi Gordon
  • Katy Mason
  • Nic Beech

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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.

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  • Martyna Śliwa & Lisi Gordon & Katy Mason & Nic Beech, 2024. "“That's bang out of order, mate!”: Gendered and racialized micro‐practices of disadvantage and privilege in UK business schools," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(5), pages 1852-1872, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:gender:v:31:y:2024:i:5:p:1852-1872
    DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12920
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