Editorial: Gendering Change: The Next Step

Mills, Jean Helms; Mills, Albert J.; Tienari, Janne

doi:10.1111/j.1468-0432.2011.00580.x

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“…For example, meta-reviews of diversity initiatives outside CS have found that historical trends must be considered when designing initiatives, since "the disruption [of the status quo] is usually not complete, nor fully shared by everyone, leaving traces of the old gender order to co-exist with an emerging newer and more complex notion of gender at work. [8] This paper presents a historical sociology of female participation in North American computer science. By historical sociology we refer to an approach to history which focuses on the social and cultural developments, forces and trends.…”

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A historical examination of the social factors affecting female participation in computing

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Craig

Easterbrook

2014

Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Innovation &Amp; Technology in Computer Science Education - ITiCSE '14

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We present a history of female participation in North American CS, with a focus on the social forces involved. For educators to understand the status quo, and how to change it, we must understand the historical forces that have led us here. We begin with the female "computers" of the 19th century, then cover the rise of computing machines, establishment of CS, and a history of CS education with regard to gender. In our discussion of academic CS, we contemplate academic generations of female computer scientists and describe their differential experiences.

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A historical examination of the social factors affecting female participation in computing

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Craig

Easterbrook

2014

Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Innovation &Amp; Technology in Computer Science Education - ITiCSE '14

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“…This article aims to further our understanding of organizational gender equality interventions and how they contribute to transformational change (De Vries & Van den Brink, ; Ely & Meyerson, ). Gender equality interventions based on a transformative approach are still rare (Benschop et al, ; Benschop & Verloo, ; Nentwich, ), and our study contributed to the literature by exploring the dimensions of and conditions for transformational change in a mentoring programme for women. Mentoring programmes are both criticized and praised for their ability to create organizational change (Benschop et al, ; De Vries & Van den Brink, ; Ely & Meyerson, ) and despite the prevailing scholarly criticism, they still exist and could benefit from a deeper understanding.…”

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“…Despite a growing body of scholarly work on organizational change towards gender equality (e.g., Coleman & Rippin, ; De Vries & Van den Brink, ; Ely & Meyerson, ; Eriksson‐Zetterquist & Renemark, ; Van den Brink & Benschop, ), little is still known about the process of transformational change and what type of gender equality interventions are actually effective (Benschop, Holgersson, Van den Brink, & Wahl, ; Benschop, Mills, Mills, & Tienari, ; Dobbin & Kalev, ; Kalev, Dobbin, & Kelly, ; Vinkenburg, ). Ely and Meyerson () and Meyerson and Kolb () criticize traditional gender equality interventions for being slow, partial and/or superficial (e.g., Benschop & Verloo, ; Eriksson‐Zetterquist & Styhre, ) and argue that transformational change requires interventions that involve a continuous discussion and revision on the (gendered) norms that underlie work practices in organizations.…”

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Myriad potential for mentoring: Understanding the process of transformational change through a gender equality intervention

Leenders¹,

Bleijenbergh²,

Brink³

2019

Gender Work & Organization

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This article contributes to understanding transformational change towards gender equality by examining the transformational change potential of a mentoring programme for women, a type of gender equality intervention both criticized and praised for its ability to bring about change. Drawing upon an empirical case study of a mentoring programme for women academics in a Dutch university, we explore three dimensions of transformational change: organizational members (i) discussing and reflecting upon gendered organizational norms and work practices; (ii) creating new narratives; and (iii) experimenting with new work practices. Our findings indicate five specific conditions that enable transformational change: cross‐mentoring, questioning what is taken for granted, repeating participation and individual stories, facilitating peer support networks and addressing and equipping all participants as change agents. We suggest that these conditions should be taken into account when (re)designing effective organizational gender equality interventions.

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“…The preconditions and causes of change such as the impact of actions, change agents and institutional features (which may limit or enable change) are an important but as yet under-studied area , Linstead, Brewis and Linstead 2005, Benschop et al 2012. In the case study upon which the chapter draws, a central aim has been to better understand the change strategies developed by the organisational actors in order to implement the gender mainstreaming strategy of the Agency.…”

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Making equality work : Ambiguities, conflicts and change agents in the implementation of equality policies in public sector organisations

Callerstig¹

2014

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The overall aim of this study is to contribute to knowledge about the implementation of equality policies in public sector organisations. This is achieved through the development of a theoretical framework of feminist implementation studies. It involves the study of influential factors that impact upon the implementation process, with the aim of contributing to an understanding of the outcome of implementation processes within the equality policy field. The methodology used is based on qualitative case study research combined with a meta-analysis that allows for comparisons across cases. Four initiatives in the implementation of gender mainstreaming strategy were studied in different contexts, namely, two local municipalities and one government agency in Sweden. The main questions asked are: How was gender mainstreaming implemented? What were the main factors influencing the implementation process and why? What was the impact of change actors working to implement gender mainstreaming? The case studies were conducted using an interactive research approach where the different dilemmas encountered by the gender mainstreaming practitioners are used as a starting point for developing a joint learning process. The thesis comprises an introduction and five published papers. The main findings of the study include how the implementation process developed over time and the impact of the micropractices of the “gender mainstreamers” involved. The study provides insights into the factors influencing the implementation process, and how these factors change over time. Different types and levels of conflict, together and interlinked with different ambiguities, affect the practical work where dilemmas inherent in the concepts of “gender”, “equality” and “change” become central. Overall, the study shows how the specific preconditions for implementation of gender mainstreaming make the local arenas of implementation crucial for understanding the outcomes.Syftet med avhandlingen är att bidra till kunskapen om implementeringen av jämlikhetsstrategier i offentliga organisationer. Detta görs genom utvecklingen av ett teoretiskt ramverk för implementeringsstudier med ett feministiskt perspektiv. För att bidra till en ökad förståelse av de resultat som nås inom jämlikhetspolitiken studeras faktorer som påverkar implementeringsprocessen. Studien är baserad på kvalitativa fallstudier och en meta-analys som möjliggör jämförelser mellan fallstudierna. Fyra olika fall av implementering av jämställdhetsintegreringsstrategin har studerats utifrån olika kontexter; i två svenska kommuner och en statlig myndighet. Avhandlingens huvudsakliga frågeställningar är: Hur implementerades jämställdhetsintegreringsstrategin? Vilka var de huvudsakliga faktorer som påverkade implementeringsprocessen och varför? Hur påverkades processen av de förändringsaktörer som arbetade med att implementera strategin? Fallstudierna har genomförts med en interaktiv forskningsansats i vilken olika dilemman i det praktiska arbetet har använts som utgångspunkt för en gemensam...

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Editorial: Gendering Change: The Next Step

Cited by 32 publications

References 20 publications

A historical examination of the social factors affecting female participation in computing

A historical examination of the social factors affecting female participation in computing

Myriad potential for mentoring: Understanding the process of transformational change through a gender equality intervention

Making equality work : Ambiguities, conflicts and change agents in the implementation of equality policies in public sector organisations

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