Gender (In)equalities in Work and Private Life: from the Norms to the Social Practices
Gender (In)equalities in Work and Private Life: from the Norms to the Social Practices
Despite the relative advance, in legal and political terms, of the defence of egalitarian principles within the relation between men and women, recent (national and international) studies confirm the persisting social borders and inequalities of gender in many contexts (work, daily interactions, values and symbolic regulations, institutional frames). Thus, inequalities subsist within the family and in the extra-domestic labour, in the employment structure and in the different chances in the access, promotion and progress in the careers, in the taxes of leadership and occupation of management functions. In this perspective we will make a typology of the constraints, strategies and orientation of women (between the household and the work). We look for to determine which groups of women are more centred in the house or in their work or in a combination of the two polar regions and if they adapt, sometimes in a creative way and with great doses of sacrifice, to both the demands of the house and the work.
Next, we will revisit, in a synthetic and critical way, some theoretical models and paradigms that look to explain these inequalities: socio-biological, psychological conceptions, the structural-functional and the symbolic interactionist, the Marxist model, the neo-Weberian and Foucaultian power and organizational paradigm and, finally but not less important, the diverse feminist theories, autonomous toward or articulated with some of the above mentioned theories. In this frame, an articulation between the concepts of gender and class is proposed. This implies a convergence of the Marxist model with the feminist one and, indirectly, a fruitful, critical and synthetic a crossing between (neo)Marxism and Weberianism, being this one also articulated with symbolic interaccionism.
Our research hypothesis states that, beyond the inherent interests to the macro-economic and institutional mechanisms, beyond domination, undervaluation and sexual discrimination, the control of the feminine force of labour and subsequent phenomena of labour segregation and wage discrimination are whether reproduced or countered at different levels: socio-structural, organizational/institutional and interactive. At the micro and meso-sociological levels, the power of the woman differs in function of variable factors such as: available resources and rewards; participation in the productive process; presence of an hierarchical ranking of sexual roles in the division of labour; place occupied in the organization of the corporation or institution; place in the (re)productive sphere of the family unit; place in the interactions and negotiations of roles.
This articulated perspective, that also demands a reconceptualization of the theories of stratification and/or social classes, accepting now the challenge entailed by the gendered nature of these divisions, will be developed through a comprehensive set of surveys and interviews.
Next, we will revisit, in a synthetic and critical way, some theoretical models and paradigms that look to explain these inequalities: socio-biological, psychological conceptions, the structural-functional and the symbolic interactionist, the Marxist model, the neo-Weberian and Foucaultian power and organizational paradigm and, finally but not less important, the diverse feminist theories, autonomous toward or articulated with some of the above mentioned theories. In this frame, an articulation between the concepts of gender and class is proposed. This implies a convergence of the Marxist model with the feminist one and, indirectly, a fruitful, critical and synthetic a crossing between (neo)Marxism and Weberianism, being this one also articulated with symbolic interaccionism.
Our research hypothesis states that, beyond the inherent interests to the macro-economic and institutional mechanisms, beyond domination, undervaluation and sexual discrimination, the control of the feminine force of labour and subsequent phenomena of labour segregation and wage discrimination are whether reproduced or countered at different levels: socio-structural, organizational/institutional and interactive. At the micro and meso-sociological levels, the power of the woman differs in function of variable factors such as: available resources and rewards; participation in the productive process; presence of an hierarchical ranking of sexual roles in the division of labour; place occupied in the organization of the corporation or institution; place in the (re)productive sphere of the family unit; place in the interactions and negotiations of roles.
This articulated perspective, that also demands a reconceptualization of the theories of stratification and/or social classes, accepting now the challenge entailed by the gendered nature of these divisions, will be developed through a comprehensive set of surveys and interviews.
Estatuto:
Proponent entity
Financed:
No
Keywords:
Gender, Inequalities, Work, Privacy
Despite the relative advance, in legal and political terms, of the defence of egalitarian principles within the relation between men and women, recent (national and international) studies confirm the persisting social borders and inequalities of gender in many contexts (work, daily interactions, values and symbolic regulations, institutional frames). Thus, inequalities subsist within the family and in the extra-domestic labour, in the employment structure and in the different chances in the access, promotion and progress in the careers, in the taxes of leadership and occupation of management functions. In this perspective we will make a typology of the constraints, strategies and orientation of women (between the household and the work). We look for to determine which groups of women are more centred in the house or in their work or in a combination of the two polar regions and if they adapt, sometimes in a creative way and with great doses of sacrifice, to both the demands of the house and the work.
Next, we will revisit, in a synthetic and critical way, some theoretical models and paradigms that look to explain these inequalities: socio-biological, psychological conceptions, the structural-functional and the symbolic interactionist, the Marxist model, the neo-Weberian and Foucaultian power and organizational paradigm and, finally but not less important, the diverse feminist theories, autonomous toward or articulated with some of the above mentioned theories. In this frame, an articulation between the concepts of gender and class is proposed. This implies a convergence of the Marxist model with the feminist one and, indirectly, a fruitful, critical and synthetic a crossing between (neo)Marxism and Weberianism, being this one also articulated with symbolic interaccionism.
Our research hypothesis states that, beyond the inherent interests to the macro-economic and institutional mechanisms, beyond domination, undervaluation and sexual discrimination, the control of the feminine force of labour and subsequent phenomena of labour segregation and wage discrimination are whether reproduced or countered at different levels: socio-structural, organizational/institutional and interactive. At the micro and meso-sociological levels, the power of the woman differs in function of variable factors such as: available resources and rewards; participation in the productive process; presence of an hierarchical ranking of sexual roles in the division of labour; place occupied in the organization of the corporation or institution; place in the (re)productive sphere of the family unit; place in the interactions and negotiations of roles.
This articulated perspective, that also demands a reconceptualization of the theories of stratification and/or social classes, accepting now the challenge entailed by the gendered nature of these divisions, will be developed through a comprehensive set of surveys and interviews.
Next, we will revisit, in a synthetic and critical way, some theoretical models and paradigms that look to explain these inequalities: socio-biological, psychological conceptions, the structural-functional and the symbolic interactionist, the Marxist model, the neo-Weberian and Foucaultian power and organizational paradigm and, finally but not less important, the diverse feminist theories, autonomous toward or articulated with some of the above mentioned theories. In this frame, an articulation between the concepts of gender and class is proposed. This implies a convergence of the Marxist model with the feminist one and, indirectly, a fruitful, critical and synthetic a crossing between (neo)Marxism and Weberianism, being this one also articulated with symbolic interaccionism.
Our research hypothesis states that, beyond the inherent interests to the macro-economic and institutional mechanisms, beyond domination, undervaluation and sexual discrimination, the control of the feminine force of labour and subsequent phenomena of labour segregation and wage discrimination are whether reproduced or countered at different levels: socio-structural, organizational/institutional and interactive. At the micro and meso-sociological levels, the power of the woman differs in function of variable factors such as: available resources and rewards; participation in the productive process; presence of an hierarchical ranking of sexual roles in the division of labour; place occupied in the organization of the corporation or institution; place in the (re)productive sphere of the family unit; place in the interactions and negotiations of roles.
This articulated perspective, that also demands a reconceptualization of the theories of stratification and/or social classes, accepting now the challenge entailed by the gendered nature of these divisions, will be developed through a comprehensive set of surveys and interviews.
Objectivos:
<p><strong>1</strong>. To know to what extent dominant management cultures, logics and practices in companies and institutions (re)produce (or not) gender differentiations and discriminations; </p><p><strong>2</strong>. To analyse sexual asymmetries in order to understand if they emerge homogenously across all social classes or if they differ according to the social classes and specific groups one belongs to. </p><p><strong>3</strong>. To study reciprocal self-perceptions and hetero-perceptions of women and men within the private and public spheres;</p><p><strong>4</strong>. To assess the impact of public measures and policies that endorse gender equality and feminine emancipation, by testing possible convergences and differences between discourses and practices; </p><p><strong>5</strong>. To promote practices that will contribute to overcome the atomistic isolation of women in need of socioeconomic and organizational resources, by promoting conditions for the effective exercise of citizenship, the usufruct of rights and the application of the principle of equality among citizens. </p>
