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Navigating sexualised visibility : a study of British women engineers

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Fernando, Dulini, Cohen, L. and Duberley, J. (2019) Navigating sexualised visibility : a study of British women engineers. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 113 . pp. 6-19. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2018.06.001

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Abstract

In this article we use the term ‘sexualised visibility’ to describe how in male dominated work settings such as engineering, women are inscribed with sexual attributes that overshadow and obscure other attributes and values. From a career point of view, sexualised visibility is deeply problematic. However, as yet we have only limited understanding of how women in such settings navigate sexualised visibility and what this means for their careers. Drawing on social identity based impression management (SIM) to examine the career experiences of 50 women in petroleum, mechanical and automotive engineering in the UK, we develop new insights into the relationship between perception, power and relations of visibility. Specifically we identify the interplay between career stage and power and show how the strategies that women adopt to navigate sexualised visibility in their work settings vary by career stage. Furthermore we argue that women's collective efforts to ensure a favourable representation of their group leads to the reproduction of an implicit but powerful prescriptive gender stereotype which constrains their career progression.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Vocational Behavior
Publisher: Academic Press
ISSN: 0001-8791
Official Date: August 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
August 2019Published
2 June 2018Available
1 June 2018Accepted
10 April 2018Modified
Volume: 113
Page Range: pp. 6-19
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.06.001
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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