Negotiating neoliberalism in the private sphere: narratives of Estonian single mothers

Saar, Maarja; Aavik, Kadri

doi:10.1080/01629778.2021.1980071

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“…As in much of Central Eastern Europe, Estonian political discourses and policies are driven by neoliberal ideologies (Bohle & Greskovits, 2007; Marling & Koobak, 2017; Saar & Aavik, 2022). Estonia has been classified as a prototypic neoliberal society and as such, accepts and perpetuates social inequality (Bettache et al., 2020).…”

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The gender pay gap—What's the problem represented to be? Analyzing the discourses of Estonian employers, employees, and state officials on pay equality

Aavik,

Ubakivi‐Hadachi,

Raudsepp

et al. 2023

Gender Work & Organization

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The gender pay gap (GPG) remains significant in most countries and is a key indicator of gender inequality in society. Qualitative research on the GPG is scarce, yet, qualitative perspectives on the GPG are valuable as the ways in which the GPG is understood and talked about shape actions to tackle it. This article focuses on how the GPG is represented in the context of work and organizations, inspired by the “What's the Problem Represented to be?” approach, developed by Carol Bacchi. The analysis draws on qualitative data—63 interviews with employers, employees, and state officials—collected in Estonia which exhibits one of the largest GPGs in the European Union. Five dominant representations of the GPG were identified: the GPG as (a) consciously produced by employers, (b) different pay for the same work, (c) unmeasurable due to “unique” and “incomparable” jobs and workers, (d) produced by women's failure to ask for fair pay, and (e) impossible for employers to reduce because of market forces. Collectively, these representations render the GPG inevitable, downplaying its emergence as a result of specific gendered social practices. This has implications for the employers' and the state's willingness and strategies to reduce the GPG.

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The gender pay gap—What's the problem represented to be? Analyzing the discourses of Estonian employers, employees, and state officials on pay equality

Aavik,

Ubakivi‐Hadachi,

Raudsepp

et al. 2023

Gender Work & Organization

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Tracing views of the intensive mothering discourse in Latvia and on Twitter (X)

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Lāma

2024

Journal of Baltic Studies

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Transnational and Decolonial Feminist Insights Into the Neoliberalization of Estonian Academia

Koobak,

Marling

2024

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Since the 1990s Estonia has been characterized by the acceptance of neoliberal values, as an antidote to the Soviet past. Neoliberal practices, like quantification and market- orientation, have permeated most spheres of society, including academia. There has been very little critical reflection on the epistemic inequalities created by this academic model for Estonia as a semi-peripheral country. In this article, the authors aim to place the neoliberalization of academia within a broader framework of colonial practices within global knowledge production, continuing their previous work on the blind spots of transnational feminism and intersections of feminisms and neoliberalism. Building on insights developed within transnational and decolonial feminism, the authors propose three interventions into neoliberal academic culture: telling better stories, practicing slow scholarship to tease apart complex colonial entanglements and using creative writing practices.

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Negotiating neoliberalism in the private sphere: narratives of Estonian single mothers

Cited by 3 publications

References 41 publications

The gender pay gap—What's the problem represented to be? Analyzing the discourses of Estonian employers, employees, and state officials on pay equality

The gender pay gap—What's the problem represented to be? Analyzing the discourses of Estonian employers, employees, and state officials on pay equality

Tracing views of the intensive mothering discourse in Latvia and on Twitter (X)

Transnational and Decolonial Feminist Insights Into the Neoliberalization of Estonian Academia

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