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Fernando, Dulini and Cohen, Laurie (2013) Exploring the interplay between Buddhism and career development : a study of highly skilled women workers in Sri Lanka. Work, Employment & Society, Volulme 27 (Number 6). pp. 1021-1038. doi:10.1177/0950017013481084
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0950017013481084
Abstract
This article adopts a socio cultural lens to examine the role of Buddhism in highly skilled women workers’ careers in Sri Lanka. While Buddhism enabled women’s career development by giving them strength to cope with difficult situations in work, it also seemed to restrict their agency and constrain their career advancement. Based on our findings, we argue that being perceived as a good Buddhist woman worked as a powerful form of career capital for the respondents in our sample, who used their faith to combat gender disadvantage in their work settings.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Industrial Relations & Organisational Behaviour Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Buddhism -- Sri Lanka, Women employees -- Sri Lanka, Career development -- Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Work, Employment & Society | ||||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0950-0170 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 9 December 2013 | ||||||
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| Volume: | Volulme 27 | ||||||
| Number: | Number 6 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1021-1038 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/0950017013481084 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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