99: Gendering in Organizations -- Joan Acker (Summary of Episode)

Published: March 14, 2023, 4:55 a.m.

b'We will discuss Joan Acker\\u2019s article \\u201cHierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations,\\u201d from 1990. This article signaled a clarion call to change the direction of organizational research to acknowledge the inherent gendering built into processes and structures in the workplace. This would allow for the development of organizations that would be more democratic and humane.'