Active representation and identity taxation: unintended outcome of representative labour?

Karen Johnston and Emily Yarrow

Public Management Review, 2024, vol. 26, issue 4, 970-987

Abstract: Drawing on the theory of representative bureaucracy, which shows that minority bureaucrats will actively represent the interests of minorities from the same socio-demographic group, we argue that institutions could use active representation for institutional performative goals through identity taxation resulting in an unintended outcome of representative labour. We contribute a novel conceptual model of representative labour, enhancing the understanding of the individual–organizational interface, through research involving 35 interviews with academics and professionals, who have a role in addressing gender inequality in British and Irish higher educational institutions through an equality charter award scheme, namely Athena SWAN.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2022.2126881

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