From the cocoon to la chape de plomb: The birth and persistence of silence around sexism in academia

Y. Shymko, N. Vershinina, M. Daskalaki, G. Azevedo and C. Quental ()
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Y. Shymko: Audencia Business School
N. Vershinina: Audencia Business School
M. Daskalaki: Oxford Brookes University
G. Azevedo: Audencia Business School
C. Quental: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School

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Abstract: Drawing on narrative accounts of French business school staff and faculty about their experiences and observations of actions taken by different organizational actors in response to a trigger event, we theorize the intricate connections between organizational practices conducive to sexism and the persistence of silence around such practices. Specifically, empirical investigation demonstrates how managerial practices such as the allocation of organizational tasks and valorization of individual contributions prompt organizational members to assume a variety of stances toward gender issues. The enactment of these stances in various interactions provokes organizational counteraction in the form of sanctions, the establishment of a hermetic and formulaic communication regime, and public reinforcement of meritocratic narratives. This results in silence around organizational sexism manifesting as a collective and individual inability and unwillingness to react. This study contributes to a broader and rapidly developing literature on sexism in academic settings and the phenomenon of silencing in organizations by shedding light on the mechanisms of its persistence.

Keywords: Sexism; Business school; Silencing; France (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-09-01
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Published in Gender, Work and Organization, 2024, 31 (5), pp.2113-2137. ⟨10.1111/gwao.13025⟩

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DOI: 10.1111/gwao.13025

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