Intersectionality, identity and identity work

Abstract

This document may differ from the final, published version of the research and has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies. To read and/or cite from the published version of the research, please visit the publisher's website (a subscription may be required.) 1 Intersectionality and identity: shared tenets and future research agendas for gender and identity studies Abstract Purpose: This commentary introduces the Special Issue developed from a joint research seminar of the Gender in Management and Identity Special Interest Groups of the British Academy of Management, entitled 'Exploring the intersectionality of gender and identity'. It also presents an introductory literature review of intersectionality for gender in management and identity/identity work researchers. We highlight the similarities and differences of intersectionality and identity approaches, and introduce critiques of intersectional research. We then introduce the three papers in this Special Issue.Design/methodology/approach: We review the intersectionality literature within and outside Management and Organization Studies, and focus attention on three intersectionality Special Issues (Sex Roles, 2008;, and the European Journal of Women's Studies, 2006). Findings:We outline the ongoing debates relating to intersectionality research, including as a framework and/or theory for identity/work, and explore the shared tenets of theories of intersectionality and identity. We highlight critiques of intersectionality research in practice, and consider areas for future research for gender in management and identity researchers. Research limitations/implications:We provide an architecture for researchers to explore intersectionality and to consider issues before embarking on intersectional research. We also highlight areas for future research, including social-identities of disability, class and religion.Originality/Value: Gender in Management: An International Journal invited this Special Issue to make a significant contribution to an under-researched area by reviewing the shared and different languages, and importantly the shared key tenets, of intersectionality, gender, identity and identity work from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Privilege and Oppression in Counselor Education: An Intersectionality Framework

“…As a result, their identities may become much more salient in demonstrating how these marginalized individuals are affected by the context. Major components of intersectionality encourage researchers to move beyond simplistic silos of cultural identities to explore interconnecting identity processes that can create social change (Cole, , ; Corlett & Mavin, ; May, ).…”

“…Since the expansion of intersectionality from numerous predecessors mapping its movement (Carbado et al, ), the theoretical framework has evolved to meet applicability across research, practice, policy, and pedagogy (Corlett & Mavin, ; Hancock, ). Collins and Bilge () synthesized the core tenets of intersectionality in six themes: power, complexity, social inequality, social context, social justice, and relationality.…”

“…Bowleg and Bauer () contended that intersectional scholarship would not refer closely to intersectionality without integrating social context and power. Multiple researchers (e.g., Bowleg, ; Corlett & Mavin, ) observed that intersectionality can attune to its core tenets through an intersectional or interactionist approach rather than the extensive amount of scholarship utilizing an additive or multiplicative approach. With these perspectives, counselor educators will have another lens to develop enhanced practices and innovative research ideas.…”

Sponsorship and social identity in advancement of women leaders in South Africa

“…Numerous articles regarding gender inequality, as well as affirmative action policies for marginalised groups (Fernandez & Lee, 2016;Harnois, 2015;Kaiser & Spalding, 2015;Park, 2013), were reviewed for this study -yet limited research was found to determine the enabling factors utilised by racially marginalised groups to access the C-suite. Corlett and Mavin (2014), in their introduction to the Special Issue in Gender in Management on "Intersectionality, Identity and Identity work", point to the overlapping of inequalities where the intersection of two minority categories (Black and woman) constitute a distinct social position (Black woman). The whole produces unique forms of disadvantage which are more than the sum of the single categories.…”

The Contours of Progress: Parsing Diversity and Difference Studies

“…There is, however, an alternative body of research that calls for more fluid, constructivist, and critical perspective on identity in instructional communication (Mawhinney & Petchauer, 2013;Warner & Shields, 2013). It seems, however, that these topics have yet to enter classroom discussions in meaningful ways.…”