The affirmative action controversy

Teigen, Mari

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“…However, the critical role of actors pushing for change has not received the same attention in the WoB literature. Research on the use of public policy initiatives in other areas of the labour market points to different kinds of rationales in use for supporting such strategies (Krook 2003(Krook , 2007Teigen 2000). These often range from justice (individual and social), to utility lines of argument (Seierstad forthcoming;Teigen 2000).…”

Section: Institutional Theories and Women On Boardsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…A description of actor interactions within the four countries is found in the network analysis diagram forms in Appendix 1 to 4, and the interactions of the key actors are further discussed in the specific country analysis below. Moreover, we comment on the observed motivational factors and rationales for involvement among the key actors building on the work of Krook (2007) and Teigen (2000) (see Appendix 5 for a presentation of actors' motivational factors).…”

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“…Research on the use of public policy initiatives in other areas of the labour market points to different kinds of rationales in use for supporting such strategies (Krook 2003(Krook , 2007Teigen 2000). These often range from justice (individual and social), to utility lines of argument (Seierstad forthcoming;Teigen 2000). Individual-justice lines of arguments have a focus on the individual and on prevention and compensation for barriers (Reskin 1998), while the social-justice viewpoint is based on the key underlying principle of that of an equal society.…”

Section: Institutional Theories and Women On Boardsmentioning

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“…Kirton 2006;Teigen 2000) to map actors within four categories: civil society actors, business/corporate actors, state actors and international actors. Furthermore, in order to understand intra-country dynamics, we explore actors' motivations, interactions and how they work to influence change.…”

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Increasing the Number of Women on Boards: The Role of Actors and Processes

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Understanding the spread of national public policies to increase the percentage of women on boards is often presented using different types of institutional theory logic. However, the importance of the political games influencing these decisions has not received the same attention. In this article, we look beyond the institutional setting by focusing on the role of actors. We explore processes that include who the critical actors that drive and determine these policies are, and what motivates them to push for change. We employ a processual design approach using a longitudinal country-comparative case study exploring the case of Norway, England, Germany and Italy. We map the political games, both inside and outside legislative areas, including the micro-politics among various actors and groups of actors in the selected countries. Data are collected through participation observations, interviews and text analyses. The study contributes by filling important gaps in the literature by embedding the discussion about women on boards in politicking and national public policies and by introducing dynamic perspectives. Finally, by using a processual design approach, we capture the reality of the women on board debates at different points of time and in different actor and motivational contexts. The study has consequences for how policy-makers and businesses may follow up and act, based on the debates.

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Section: The Actors' Interactions and Motivationsmentioning

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Section: Institutional Theories and Women On Boardsmentioning

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“…High status parents may be more conscious of their influence and support for girls to participate in any activities that they have a true interest in, whether such activities are considered girl-typical or boytypical. Such stimulation particularly of girls may be connected to a strong political focus over the last three decades in Norway on equal status and equal rights for both genders represented by the 1978 Law of Equal Status (Teigen, 2000), which has emphasized the equalization rights and opportunities for women and girls more than for men.…”

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Gendered Leisure Activity Behavior Among Norwegian Adolescents Across Different Socio-Economic Status Groups

Leversen¹,

Torsheim

Samdal

2012

IJCYFS

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Abstract:The present paper explores gendered behavior based on participation patterns of leisure activities among adolescents across socio-economic status (SES) groups, aiming to increase knowledge and understanding of how gender socialization processes are expressed through boys' and girls' participation in leisure activities. Furthermore, the aim is to investigate whether such gendered behavior is associated with general levels of participation, and if there may be differences between low, middle, and high SES groups. The study used Norwegian nationally representative data of 15-and 16-year-olds from the World Health Organization's cross-sectional survey, Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2005/06 (n = 3,273). Logistic regression analysis and propensity scores showed that adolescent boys and girls had clear gendered behavior patterns based on leisure activity participation in 27 different activities, and that boys and girls had about equal distributions on what was classified as typical ("boyish" or "girlish"), atypical, and neutral gender behavior. Furthermore, gendered behavior was correlated with higher levels of participation for both sexes, and it was more or less similar for boys and girls and for different socio-economic status groups. However, when investigating differences in distributions between SES groups, high SES girls were found to have a significantly higher prevalence of both "boyish" and "girlish" activity behavior, but less "gender-neutral" compared with girls in medium and low SES groups. There were no such differences for boys.

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Introduction: CSR and Diversity Management

Hansen

Seierstad

2016

CSR, Sustainability, Ethics &Amp; Governance

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The affirmative action controversy

Cited by 30 publications

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Increasing the Number of Women on Boards: The Role of Actors and Processes

Increasing the Number of Women on Boards: The Role of Actors and Processes

Gendered Leisure Activity Behavior Among Norwegian Adolescents Across Different Socio-Economic Status Groups

Introduction: CSR and Diversity Management

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