At a time when some corporate women leaders are advocating for their aspiring sisters to 'lean in' for a bigger piece of the existing pie, this book puts the spotlight on the deep structures of organizational culture that hold gender inequality in place. Gender at Work: Theory and Practice for 21st Century Organizations makes a compelling case that transforming the unspoken, informal institutional norms that perpetuate gender inequality in organizations is key to achieving gender equitable outcomes for all.
The book is based on the authors' interviews with 30 leaders who broke new ground on gender equality in organizations, international case studies crafted from consultations and organizational evaluations, and lessons from nearly fifteen years of experience of Gender at Work, a learning collaborative of 30 gender equality experts. From the Dalit women's groups in India who fought structural discrimination in the largest 'right to work' program in the world, to the intrepid activists who challenged the powerful members of the UN Security Council to define mass rape as a tactic of war, the trajectories and analysis in this book will inspire readers to understand and chip away at the deep structures of gender discrimination in organizational policies, practices and outcomes.
Designed for practitioners, policy makers, donors, students and researchers looking at gender, development and organizational change, this book offers readers a widely tested tool of analysis - the Gender at Work Analytical Framework - to assess the often invisible structures of gender bias in organizations and to map desired strategies and change processes.
Author(s): Aruna Rao; Joanne Sandler; David Kelleher; Carol Miller
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: xviii+210
GENDER AT WORK- FRONT COVER
GENDER AT WORK
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
Figures
Tables
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ACRONYMS
INTRODUCTION
Gender at Work: bridging theory and practice to reinvent organizations
Gender at Work’s approach and methodology as a framework for understanding and reinventing organizations
The structure of the book
The case studies
Notes
References
CHAPTER 1: THE GENDER AT WORK ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK
The framework and gender equality
Power, intervention and the Gender at Work Framework
What are the advantages of the Gender at Work Framework?
How do we work with the framework in practice?
Notes
References
CHAPTER 2: INDIVIDUAL CHANGE: CONSCIOUSNESS AND CAPABILITY
Strategies to support consciousness change
Intentional transformative learning is possible
Is personal transformation necessary to change gender regimes?
How ‘individual’ is individual learning?
The values and principles in the learning space matter
Key factors contributing to consciousness change
Four types of learning in support of consciousness and capability change
Conclusion
Notes
References
CHAPTER 3: ACCESS TO RESOURCES: DOES IT LEAD TO STRATEGIC CHANGE FOR WOMEN?
Conditions of access
Spaces for dialogue and consciousness raising
Feminist leadership
Dalit Women’s Livelihood Accountability Initiative
SACCAWU
Conclusion
The DWLAI case story
The SACCAWU case story
Notes
References
CHAPTER 4: RULING OUT GENDER INEQUALITY: WHY GOOD POLICIES OFTEN FAIL TO BE IMPLEMENTED
Gender equality policy boom and bust
A journey through four stages of policy processes in organizations
Conclusion
The Security Council resolution on sexual violence case story
The gender-responsive budgeting in Morocco case story
Notes
References
CHAPTER 5: SOCIAL NORMS AND DEEP STRUCTURES IN ORGANIZATIONS
What do we know about deep structure and social norms?
What factors and dynamics influence the forms of deep structure?
How cultures of silence and violence keep patriarchy in power
Work/family split and the devaluation of care work
Being intentional about balancing work, family and self
Strategies for transforming institutional power
Reframing accountability
Conclusion
Notes
References
CHAPTER 6: THE WARRIORS WITHIN: CHANGE AND THE CHANGE AGENT
The care and nurturing of the feminist warriors within
Turning spaces of marginalization into spaces of individual and collective power
Going public with our stories
Reconstructing power and accountability
Conclusion
Notes
References
CONCLUSION
The Gender at Work Analytical Framework
Change is possible
Individual consciousness, organizational change and development outcomes
How much organizational change is needed?
Theories of change
Levers for reinvention
References
ANNEX: STRATEGIC LEARNING PARTNERS
INDEX
