Fiona Colgan
Biographic Data
| ID | 280351 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fiona Colgan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fiona |
| FAMILY NAME | Colgan |
| SIGNATURE | COLGAN F |
| AFFILIATIONS | London Metropolitan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 94 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 7 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Visibility and voice in organisations
Purpose The paper aims to focus on the activism of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people and their allies within work organisations. Specifically, it explores whether LGBT trade union groups and company employee network groups provide mechanisms for visibility, voice and activism for LGBT employees within UK organisations. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on in‐depth interviews with 149 LGB employees within 14 UK c…
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Equality in a Modernizing Public Sector 1997–2010
The public sector has traditionally been in the forefront of equality employment policy and practice and an employer of choice for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people. The introduction of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations outlawing discrimination in employment on grounds of sexual orientation in 2003 has undoubtedly offered a step forward for LGB people in British workplaces. Yet the public sector has been subjected to h…
A “lesbian advantage
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider whether lesbians may experience an “advantage” in non‐traditionally female work compared to heterosexual women, but argues for an intersectional approach to understanding the relationship between gender, sexuality and class in male‐dominated work. Design/methodology/approach The research uses semi‐structured interviews with women working transport and construction, focusing here on an analysis of 1…
How judges decide
Purpose Borrowing from the literature on social cognition and schema theory, the purpose of this paper is to examine sexual orientation and sex discrimination, to critique and refine that doctrine, particularly when traditional gender roles are enforced in workplaces. The insights of cognitive schemas on lesbian and gay identity are employed to link models of judicial decision making and gender/sexual orientation. Design/methodology/approach Meth…
Sexual equality and diversity in UK local councils
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the recent introduction of equality and diversity initiatives to the workplace in the UK public sector. It provides an overview of the changing work patterns through the experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) employees in UK local councils. Design/methodology/approach A case study has been conducted into the perceptions of managers and staff around council's approach and its i…
Spirals of silence
Purpose This editorial introduces the papers within the special issue and outlines their contribution to the emerging and evolving study of sexuality and sexual orientation in organisation and management studies. Design/methodology/approach A review of some key themes within the literature on sexuality and sexual orientation is provided prior to drawing out key points within the submitted papers and considering how they contribute to this literat…
Equality, diversity and corporate responsibility
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the triggers to the development of sexual orientation diversity policy and practice in the UK private sector, based on the perspectives of those "championing" sexual orientation diversity work. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on 22 in‐depth key informant interviews which can be broken down as follows: diversity specialists (5), management (6, of whom 3 were sexual orientation seni…
The faggot clause
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between “locker room” hegemonic masculinities at work and the construction of homophobia, particularly the use of the word “fag” to describe gay men – real or perceived. Although research indicates that men are more homophobic than women, examples are presented which examine some of the reasons why women use the word “fag” at work. Although equal opportunities at work have improved …
Exploring how gay men manage their social identities in the workplace
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look beyond the issue of disclosure/non‐disclosure in the workplace, to explore the ways gay men challenge, negotiate and conform in the two‐way process of managing their identities in what Jenkins terms the interaction order. In the validation of their external identities, the author aims to identify critical incidents and experiences in gay men's working lives in which they have resisted or challenged ide…
Lesbian Workers
This article reports emerging findings from a qualitative research study about lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people at work in the UK. The research focuses on the personal experiences and strategies of LGB people amidst changing organisational responses to sexuality within a new legal and political landscape following the introduction of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003. The article draws specifically on the percept…
Race Equality Policies at Work
This article examines employee perceptions of the implementation of a local authority race equality plan in the United Kingdom. It explores the way in which the changed landscape of local authorities in the 1990s affected the implementation of race equality policies. We seek to shed light on black and ethnic minority people's experiences of their treatment within organizations in the context of the appearance of 'institutional racism' on the UK p…
Diversity, Identities and Strategies of Women Trade Union Activists
Diversity among women trade union activists is explored with reference to feminism and the women's movement, and the social and civil rights movements of black, disabled and lesbian and gay groups. Relationships between this diversity and women's individual and group identities and priorities are traced through some of the women's own descriptions and reflections on their trade union activism. These are drawn from our research with the public ser…
Diversity, Identities and Strategies of Women Trade Union Activists
Diversity among women trade union activists is explored with reference to feminism and the women's movement, and the social and civil rights movements of black, disabled and lesbian and gay groups. Relationships between this diversity and women's individual and group identities and priorities are traced through some of the women's own descriptions and reflections on their trade union activism. These are drawn from our research with the public ser…
Lesbian Workers
This article reports emerging findings from a qualitative research study about lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people at work in the UK. The research focuses on the personal experiences and strategies of LGB people amidst changing organisational responses to sexuality within a new legal and political landscape following the introduction of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003. The article draws specifically on the percept…
Visibility and voice in organisations
Purpose The paper aims to focus on the activism of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people and their allies within work organisations. Specifically, it explores whether LGBT trade union groups and company employee network groups provide mechanisms for visibility, voice and activism for LGBT employees within UK organisations. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on in‐depth interviews with 149 LGB employees within 14 UK c…
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Equality in a Modernizing Public Sector 1997–2010
The public sector has traditionally been in the forefront of equality employment policy and practice and an employer of choice for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people. The introduction of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations outlawing discrimination in employment on grounds of sexual orientation in 2003 has undoubtedly offered a step forward for LGB people in British workplaces. Yet the public sector has been subjected to h…
Race Equality Policies at Work
This article examines employee perceptions of the implementation of a local authority race equality plan in the United Kingdom. It explores the way in which the changed landscape of local authorities in the 1990s affected the implementation of race equality policies. We seek to shed light on black and ethnic minority people's experiences of their treatment within organizations in the context of the appearance of 'institutional racism' on the UK p…
A “lesbian advantage
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider whether lesbians may experience an “advantage” in non‐traditionally female work compared to heterosexual women, but argues for an intersectional approach to understanding the relationship between gender, sexuality and class in male‐dominated work. Design/methodology/approach The research uses semi‐structured interviews with women working transport and construction, focusing here on an analysis of 1…
Equality, diversity and corporate responsibility
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the triggers to the development of sexual orientation diversity policy and practice in the UK private sector, based on the perspectives of those "championing" sexual orientation diversity work. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on 22 in‐depth key informant interviews which can be broken down as follows: diversity specialists (5), management (6, of whom 3 were sexual orientation seni…
Exploring how gay men manage their social identities in the workplace
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look beyond the issue of disclosure/non‐disclosure in the workplace, to explore the ways gay men challenge, negotiate and conform in the two‐way process of managing their identities in what Jenkins terms the interaction order. In the validation of their external identities, the author aims to identify critical incidents and experiences in gay men's working lives in which they have resisted or challenged ide…
Spirals of silence
Purpose This editorial introduces the papers within the special issue and outlines their contribution to the emerging and evolving study of sexuality and sexual orientation in organisation and management studies. Design/methodology/approach A review of some key themes within the literature on sexuality and sexual orientation is provided prior to drawing out key points within the submitted papers and considering how they contribute to this literat…
Sexual equality and diversity in UK local councils
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the recent introduction of equality and diversity initiatives to the workplace in the UK public sector. It provides an overview of the changing work patterns through the experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) employees in UK local councils. Design/methodology/approach A case study has been conducted into the perceptions of managers and staff around council's approach and its i…
The faggot clause
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between “locker room” hegemonic masculinities at work and the construction of homophobia, particularly the use of the word “fag” to describe gay men – real or perceived. Although research indicates that men are more homophobic than women, examples are presented which examine some of the reasons why women use the word “fag” at work. Although equal opportunities at work have improved …
Diversity, Identities and Strategies of Women Trade Union Activists
Diversity among women trade union activists is explored with reference to feminism and the women's movement, and the social and civil rights movements of black, disabled and lesbian and gay groups. Relationships between this diversity and women's individual and group identities and priorities are traced through some of the women's own descriptions and reflections on their trade union activism. These are drawn from our research with the public ser…
Race Equality Policies at Work
This article examines employee perceptions of the implementation of a local authority race equality plan in the United Kingdom. It explores the way in which the changed landscape of local authorities in the 1990s affected the implementation of race equality policies. We seek to shed light on black and ethnic minority people's experiences of their treatment within organizations in the context of the appearance of 'institutional racism' on the UK p…
Lesbian Workers
This article reports emerging findings from a qualitative research study about lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people at work in the UK. The research focuses on the personal experiences and strategies of LGB people amidst changing organisational responses to sexuality within a new legal and political landscape following the introduction of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003. The article draws specifically on the percept…
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Equality in a Modernizing Public Sector 1997–2010
The public sector has traditionally been in the forefront of equality employment policy and practice and an employer of choice for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people. The introduction of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations outlawing discrimination in employment on grounds of sexual orientation in 2003 has undoubtedly offered a step forward for LGB people in British workplaces. Yet the public sector has been subjected to h…
A “lesbian advantage
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider whether lesbians may experience an “advantage” in non‐traditionally female work compared to heterosexual women, but argues for an intersectional approach to understanding the relationship between gender, sexuality and class in male‐dominated work. Design/methodology/approach The research uses semi‐structured interviews with women working transport and construction, focusing here on an analysis of 1…
How judges decide
Purpose Borrowing from the literature on social cognition and schema theory, the purpose of this paper is to examine sexual orientation and sex discrimination, to critique and refine that doctrine, particularly when traditional gender roles are enforced in workplaces. The insights of cognitive schemas on lesbian and gay identity are employed to link models of judicial decision making and gender/sexual orientation. Design/methodology/approach Meth…
Sexual equality and diversity in UK local councils
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the recent introduction of equality and diversity initiatives to the workplace in the UK public sector. It provides an overview of the changing work patterns through the experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) employees in UK local councils. Design/methodology/approach A case study has been conducted into the perceptions of managers and staff around council's approach and its i…
Spirals of silence
Purpose This editorial introduces the papers within the special issue and outlines their contribution to the emerging and evolving study of sexuality and sexual orientation in organisation and management studies. Design/methodology/approach A review of some key themes within the literature on sexuality and sexual orientation is provided prior to drawing out key points within the submitted papers and considering how they contribute to this literat…
Equality, diversity and corporate responsibility
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the triggers to the development of sexual orientation diversity policy and practice in the UK private sector, based on the perspectives of those "championing" sexual orientation diversity work. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on 22 in‐depth key informant interviews which can be broken down as follows: diversity specialists (5), management (6, of whom 3 were sexual orientation seni…
The faggot clause
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between “locker room” hegemonic masculinities at work and the construction of homophobia, particularly the use of the word “fag” to describe gay men – real or perceived. Although research indicates that men are more homophobic than women, examples are presented which examine some of the reasons why women use the word “fag” at work. Although equal opportunities at work have improved …
Exploring how gay men manage their social identities in the workplace
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look beyond the issue of disclosure/non‐disclosure in the workplace, to explore the ways gay men challenge, negotiate and conform in the two‐way process of managing their identities in what Jenkins terms the interaction order. In the validation of their external identities, the author aims to identify critical incidents and experiences in gay men's working lives in which they have resisted or challenged ide…
Visibility and voice in organisations
Purpose The paper aims to focus on the activism of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people and their allies within work organisations. Specifically, it explores whether LGBT trade union groups and company employee network groups provide mechanisms for visibility, voice and activism for LGBT employees within UK organisations. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on in‐depth interviews with 149 LGB employees within 14 UK c…
Gender Studies (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Political science (10 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (9 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (8 works) · Lesbian (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Sexual orientation (7 works) · Human sexuality (6 works)