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Women managers, careers and gendered ageism

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  • Jyrkinen, Marjut

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When gender discrimination intersects with ageism in organisations, the resulting gendered ageism can take many forms. This paper explores through interviews the intersections of gender and age in the careers of senior level women managers in private companies and third sector organisation. Data illustrates the myriad ways of gendered ageism women managers encounter by men, but also sometimes by other women. Gendered ageism can take place at many stages of career development, and includes comments on women's roles, looks, sexual availability and potential to become pregnant and the menopause. However, women managers also enjoyed benefits of experience and seniority that came with ageing, including recognition of self-worth, increased control and empowerment.

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  • Jyrkinen, Marjut, 2014. "Women managers, careers and gendered ageism," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 175-185.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:scaman:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:175-185
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2013.07.002
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    1. Michelle Gander, 2019. "Let the right one in: A Bourdieusian analysis of gender inequality in universities’ senior management," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(2), pages 107-123, March.
    2. Joanne Duberley & Fiona Carmichael, 2016. "Career Pathways into Retirement in the UK: Linking Older Women's Pasts to the Present," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(6), pages 582-599, November.
    3. Bleijenbergh, Inge & Gremmen, Ine & Peters, Pascale, 2016. "Timing ambition: How organisational actors engage with the institutionalised norms that affect the career development of part-time workers," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 32(4), pages 179-188.
    4. Ralph Hansmann & Dagmar Schröter, 2018. "Equal Opportunities in Academic Careers? How Mid-Career Scientists at ETH Zurich Evaluate the Impact of Their Gender and Age," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-17, September.
    5. van Amsterdam, Noortje & van Eck, Dide, 2019. "“I have to go the extra mile”. How fat female employees manage their stigmatized identity at work," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 35(1), pages 46-55.

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