Year
2024
Abstract
One of the central goals of Gender, Work & Organization (GWO) has been to publish studies addressing contemporary issues such as gender inequalities, gender pay gap, flexible work, career trajectories, women on corporate boards, access to leadership positions, as well as more critical accounts of gender order, gender regimes, otherness that are omnipresent in contemporary organizations. Historically, much of this research has focused on populations in industrialized nations, predominantly involving white-collar workers in formal economic sectors. However, similar issues are also pertinent to women in emerging markets and developing countries who are employed in blue-collar, nonmanagerial, low-paid, and low-skilled occupations, often within informal economies. Despite their relevance, these populations have received limited attention in empirical studies published by GWO. In this commentary, I aim to highlight the experiences of these women—whose labor is essential to their societies and the socio-economic well-being of their home countries, yet is often marked by labor rights abuses, exploitation, gender-based violence, racism, and xenophobia.
GRÖSCHL, S. (2024). Women without a voice: A commentary. Gender, Work and Organization, In press.