2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Flexible working arrangements (FWA) ``for all, from the CEO down{''''},
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have begun to be promoted in Australia, heralded as a means to finally
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achieve gender equity in the workplace. However, workplaces are gendered
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spaces in which masculine traits and unconstrained availability are
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usually highly valued, as encapsulated in the notion of the ideal
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worker, and women are seen as lacking or ``other{''''}. We undertook a
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study to examine how upper level managers in large, male-dominated
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organizations endorsing FWA for all perceived and reflected on the use
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of FWA within their organizations and by themselves. Interviews were
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undertaken with 12 upper level managers (9 men). Applying a social
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constructionist perspective and critical theoretical lens informed by
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theories of Acker and Ahmed, qualitative analysis suggested that,
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despite being ``for all{''''} in organizational rhetoric, FWA remains
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viewed as ``for women{''''}, and appropriate to lower level, routinized
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roles. Upper level managers described themselves and other men as able
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to be ``flexible about their flexibility{''''} thus maintaining their
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standing as ideal workers. This framing of flexibility has implications
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for men, women and society. It enabled ongoing positioning of women as
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other in workplace settings, rendering invisible structural inequality.
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Thus, FWA for all does not necessarily transform workplace gender
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equity.'
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affiliation: 'Borgkvist, A (Corresponding Author), Univ South Australia, Safe Relationships
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\& Communities Res Grp, Magill Campus,Bldg D,St Bernards Rd, Magill, SA 5072, Australia.
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Borgkvist, Ashlee, Univ South Australia, Safe Relationships \& Communities Res Grp,
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Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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Borgkvist, Ashlee; Moore, Vivienne; Crabb, Shona, Univ Adelaide, Fay Gale Ctr Res
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Gender, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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Moore, Vivienne; Crabb, Shona; Eliott, Jaklin, Univ Adelaide, Sch Publ Hlth, Adelaide,
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SA, Australia.
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Moore, Vivienne, Univ Adelaide, Robinson Res Inst, Adelaide, SA, Australia.'
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author: Borgkvist, Ashlee and Moore, Vivienne and Crabb, Shona and Eliott, Jaklin
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author-email: ashlee.borgkvist@unisa.edu.au
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author_list:
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- family: Borgkvist
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given: Ashlee
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- family: Moore
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given: Vivienne
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- family: Crabb
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given: Shona
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- family: Eliott
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given: Jaklin
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/gwao.12680
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earlyaccessdate: APR 2021
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eissn: 1468-0432
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files: []
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issn: 0968-6673
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journal: GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION
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keywords: 'flexible working arrangements; gender; ideal worker norm; managers;
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parenting'
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keywords-plus: 'WORK ARRANGEMENTS; FAMILY; EMPLOYMENT; DIVERSITY; FATHERS; LIFE;
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ENTITLEMENT; POLITICS; POLICIES; SUPPORT'
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language: English
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month: NOV
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number: 6, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '74'
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pages: 2076-2090
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papis_id: 665c48c7fe86e941240acfc1efdf730b
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ref: Borgkvist2021criticalconsideratio
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times-cited: '7'
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title: 'Critical considerations of workplace flexibility ``for all″ and gendered outcomes:
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Men being flexible about their flexibility'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000640658300001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '16'
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volume: '28'
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web-of-science-categories: Management; Women's Studies
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year: '2021'
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