Ready to go! The next generation of mobile highly skilled workforce in the Russian petroleum industry

Saxinger, Gertrude; Öfner, Elisabeth; Shakirova, E. V.; Ivanova, Maria E.; Yakovlev, Maksim; Gareyev, Eduard

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2016.06.005

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“…Currently, about 30% of Gazprom's workforce is female, similar to Equinor (Gazprom, 2018). The legacy of the Soviet gender equality politics lives on as women's wish to work in the petroleum sector, even though gender discrimination does still occur (Saxinger et al, 2016). However, the modern oil and gas industry in Russia is not promoting (at least visibly) gender equality to the same extent as in Norway, as this paper proceeds to show.…”

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confidence: 69%

Drilling for the future: Gendered justifications of the Arctic fossil fuel industry

Kangasluoma

2020

Polar Record

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Despite the global alarm caused by accelerating climate change, hydrocarbon companies are exploring and opening up new oil and gas fields all over the world, including the Arctic. With increasing attention on the Arctic, companies address the growing global environmental pressure in their public marketing in various ways. This article examines the webpages of Norwegian Equinor and Russian Gazprom & Gazprom Neft. Building on feminist discussions, I analyse the different justification strategies these fossil fuel companies working in the Arctic utilise in order to support their ongoing operations. This article concludes that in order to justify their operations in the Arctic, the Norwegian and Russian companies emphasise values based on discourses that have historically and culturally been associated with masculine practices, such as the control of nature enabled by technology. These justifications are thus reinforcing the narrative of the Arctic as a territory to be conquered and mastered. Even though the companies operate in different sociopolitical contexts, the grounds of justification are rather similar. Their biggest differences occur in their visual presentations of gender, which I argue is part of the justification. Approaching the fossil fuel industry from a feminist perspective allows questioning the dominant conceptualisations, which the justifications of Arctic hydrocarbon companies are based on.

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Drilling for the future: Gendered justifications of the Arctic fossil fuel industry

Kangasluoma

2020

Polar Record

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“…LDC is typically used in remote areas where labour cannot be sourced locally, for example in land-based mining (Sibbel, 2009) and in oil and gas extraction in remote and climatically harsh locations (such as in Arctic USA, Canada and Russia). It is also used in non-permanent bases of operation such as construction and engineering projects (for example, railways, dams and tunnels) (Saxinger et al, 2016). LDC via FIFO mobility is also used to service the offshore oil industry (Sibbel, 2009).…”

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International rotational assignments: women's challenge to occupational gender segregation

Shortland

2020

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PurposeThe purpose of this exploratory research is to understand how women have accessed male-dominated oil and gas international rotational assignments and why they believe these roles to be professionally worthwhile.Design/methodology/approachThis cross-sectional qualitative study is based on semi-structured interviews and correspondence with female international rotational assignees, and interviews with HR professionals involved in selection and deployment for such assignments.FindingsHR personnel stereotype women as unsuitable for international rotational assignments. Women must be exceptionally determined and/or circumvent selection processes to access such roles. Women value the professional and personal development gained from international rotational assignments which helps them widen their occupational skills capacity.Research limitations/implicationsTo extend these findings, larger samples of female international rotational assignees and research in a wider range of industries are required. Longitudinal studies could further our understanding of women’s career progression building upon their international rotational assignment experience.Practical implicationsTo reduce stereotyping of women's perceived unsuitability, greater understanding of international rotational assignment roles/environments is required by managers involved in selection. Transparent selection processes are required to support diversity. Greater interest in the work performed by international rotational assignees will raise their profile and assist with wider labour market opportunities.Social implicationsOrganisational representatives unintentionally reinforce occupational segregation by stereotyping women as less appropriate workers than men for international rotational assignments.Originality/valueThis research hears women's voices as they begin to make inroads into the masculine world of oil and gas international rotational assignments. Research propositions and recommendations for practice are suggested to assist in breaking down male monopoly in this context.

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“…This phenomenon triggers new social processes with equally long-term consequences for the residents of Arctic regions. In recent years, Gertrude Saxinger and her co-authors have paid special attention on extractive industry and its economic effects and the working force that it uses (Saxinger et al, 2016). Also, rather recently, the male aspect of hunting and herding has been complemented with a fresh perspective on the role of women in animal husbandry, notably with regard to cattle breeding in Sakha (Yakutia) (Stammler, 2010).…”

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Introduction: feminist approaches and the study of gender in Arctic social sciences

Vladimirova

Habeck

2018

Polar Geography

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Notwithstanding the gradual intensification of contacts across the different parts of the circumpolar North, research on gender in the Arctic is still a fragmented fieldnot the least because of language barriers. The four cases presented here, all from the Far North of Russia, are intended to complement research on gender in North America and the Nordic countries. We also hope they will encourage wider use of feminist approaches in geography and social sciences. After a first overview of how gender emerged as a topic of study in the circumpolar North, the introduction will focus on gender-specific forms of mobility and immobility. Next, gender will be discussed in relation to identity and intersectionality under colonial and post-colonial conditions. Thereafter, Feminist Political Ecology and other theoretical directions are portrayed as theoretical approaches to studying gendered economies. Such contextualization of the study of gender in the Arctic prepares the ground for short summaries of the four papers in this special issue, to be concluded by a brief statement about future directions of research. Particularly the concept of intersectionality is favored as a useful basis for examining gender, indigeneity, and economic differences.

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Ready to go! The next generation of mobile highly skilled workforce in the Russian petroleum industry

Cited by 13 publications

References 3 publications

Drilling for the future: Gendered justifications of the Arctic fossil fuel industry

Drilling for the future: Gendered justifications of the Arctic fossil fuel industry

International rotational assignments: women's challenge to occupational gender segregation

Introduction: feminist approaches and the study of gender in Arctic social sciences

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