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Ruth Simpson
Researcher at Brunel University London
Publications - 111
Citations - 4476
Ruth Simpson is an academic researcher from Brunel University London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Context (language use) & Masculinity. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 110 publications receiving 4037 citations. Previous affiliations of Ruth Simpson include University of North London & Bournemouth University.
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Masculinity at Work The Experiences of Men in Female Dominated Occupations
TL;DR: Men benefit from their minority status through assumptions of enhanced leadership (the assumed authority effect), by being given differential treatment (the special consideration effect) and being associated with a more careerist attitude to work (the career effect). At the same time, they feel comfortable working with women (the zone of comfort effect). Despite this com... as mentioned in this paper.
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Presenteeism, Power and Organizational Change: Long Hours as a Career Barrier and the Impact on the Working Lives of Women Managers
TL;DR: A survey on the gendered impact of organizational change and the implications for workloads and working hours was carried out by as discussed by the authors, who concluded that gender mix is a defining feature in how well women fit into the organization and how easily they accommodate to changes in organizational structures and managerial work.
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25 Years On: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future in Gender and Management Research
Adelina Broadbridge,Ruth Simpson +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the progress that has been made in gender and management research over the last 25 years and outlines some current challenges faced are celebrated and highlighted, including the need to continue to monitor and publicize gender difference; to clarify and conceptualize emerging gendered hierarchies and new forms of gendered power; and reveal hidden, gendered practices and processes currently concealed within norms, customs and values.
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Managing difference in feminized work: Men, otherness and social practice
Alison Pullen,Ruth Simpson +1 more
TL;DR: This article explored the processes of doing gender as a social and discursive practice, highlighting the necessity to manage difference and the processual, emergent, dynamic, partial and fragmented nature of gendered identities.
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Men in Non‐Traditional Occupations: Career Entry, Career Orientation and Experience of Role Strain
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the experiences of men in non-traditional occupations and found that men fall into three main categories: seekers, finders, and settlers, who actively chose the occupation, often as a result of dissatisfaction with a more "masculine" job.