性别问题:工作场所中性别与发言权的多层次分析

Gender Matters: A Multilevel Analysis of Gender and Voice at Work

BRITISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT · 2021
被引 34
人大 A-ABS 4

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研究提出一个多层次框架分析性别与员工发言权的关系,发现个体层面无性别差异,但在性别不平等感知高和女性主导行业中,男女发言权均减弱。

Abstract

Abstract The role of gender in shaping a range of work experiences and outcomes is well documented, yet there remains limited knowledge of the gendered dimensions of voice. In addressing the understudied topic of gender and voice, we propose a multilevel framework for analysing the relationship, which goes beyond thinking of gender only in terms of individual‐level gender identities. We conceptualize gender at three levels – as embedded in individual identities, in organizational policies and practices and in labour market segmentations – and show that gender, at each level, is associated with variations in worker voice opportunities and practices. We test our model using data from a mixed‐methods Australian study that consisted of a national survey with young working women and men and a series of targeted focus groups with young working women. We find no individual‐level differences in women's and men's reported voice, measured as managerial consultation and as perceived influence over workplace matters. However, we do find a diminished voice among both women and men employed within specific gendered work environments, namely in organizations where workers perceive high levels of gender inequality and in women‐dominated industries. Qualitative findings provide additional detail on how women's voice materializes and is constrained within gendered work settings.

性别不平等员工发言权组织行为劳动市场社会心理学