Melissa Yoong
Biographic Data
| ID | 4084257 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Yoong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Yoong |
| SIGNATURE | YOONG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5702-3615 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
I felt sad then, I feel free now: A Case for Examining the Constructive Resistance of Opted-Out Mothers
Purpose While past research has explored how opting-out enables mothers to break free from masculinist organizational cultures, less attention has been given to how they resist disciplinary power that constitutes and governs their subjectivities. This paper aims to add to the discussion of opting-out as a site of power and resistance by proposing the concept of “constructive resistance” as a productive vantage point for investigating opted-out mo…
China doll snatched away my husband’: The intersectional othering of Chinese migrant women in a Malaysian newspaper
This article examines the role of a mainstream newspaper in perpetuating the othering of an under-researched migrant sub-group in Malaysia, Chinese national women who work in low-paid jobs and the illegal sex trade. While issues surrounding these women’s economic and social vulnerability have been largely ignored in media discourse, their involvement in sex work as well as their extramarital relationships with Chinese-Malaysian men have garnered …
If your voice isn't accepted, does it mean you stop talking?” Exploring a woman leader’s reversal of postfeminist confidence discourses
Purpose This study offers a lens for exploring women leaders’ production of resistance through postfeminist discourses. Through the case study of Bozoma Saint John, a high-profile Black C-Suite executive, this study examines micro-acts of subversion and considers the extent they can promote feminist thinking in the corporate world and the implications for feminist theorising about women in leadership. Design/methodology/approach Interviews with S…
Gender, Power and Political Speech: Women and Language in the 2015 UK General Election, by D. Cameron and S. Shaw
Gender, Power and Political Speech: Women and Language in the 2015 UK General Election By D. Cameron and S. Shaw (2016) London: Palgrave Macmillan, 152pp
Men and women on air
This paper investigates the use of humour in a Malaysian radio phone-in programme to reinforce or challenge stereotypical conceptualisations of men and women. It is argued that these acts of humour uphold gender hierarchies and inequalities in a few ways. Traditional stereotypical portrayals of women still prevail, and these characteristics are naturalised by appealing to assumed shared common sense. Although both sexes are mocked in some instanc…
If your voice isn't accepted, does it mean you stop talking?” Exploring a woman leader’s reversal of postfeminist confidence discourses
Purpose This study offers a lens for exploring women leaders’ production of resistance through postfeminist discourses. Through the case study of Bozoma Saint John, a high-profile Black C-Suite executive, this study examines micro-acts of subversion and considers the extent they can promote feminist thinking in the corporate world and the implications for feminist theorising about women in leadership. Design/methodology/approach Interviews with S…
Men and women on air
This paper investigates the use of humour in a Malaysian radio phone-in programme to reinforce or challenge stereotypical conceptualisations of men and women. It is argued that these acts of humour uphold gender hierarchies and inequalities in a few ways. Traditional stereotypical portrayals of women still prevail, and these characteristics are naturalised by appealing to assumed shared common sense. Although both sexes are mocked in some instanc…
Gender, Power and Political Speech: Women and Language in the 2015 UK General Election, by D. Cameron and S. Shaw
Gender, Power and Political Speech: Women and Language in the 2015 UK General Election By D. Cameron and S. Shaw (2016) London: Palgrave Macmillan, 152pp
If your voice isn't accepted, does it mean you stop talking?” Exploring a woman leader’s reversal of postfeminist confidence discourses
Purpose This study offers a lens for exploring women leaders’ production of resistance through postfeminist discourses. Through the case study of Bozoma Saint John, a high-profile Black C-Suite executive, this study examines micro-acts of subversion and considers the extent they can promote feminist thinking in the corporate world and the implications for feminist theorising about women in leadership. Design/methodology/approach Interviews with S…
China doll snatched away my husband’: The intersectional othering of Chinese migrant women in a Malaysian newspaper
This article examines the role of a mainstream newspaper in perpetuating the othering of an under-researched migrant sub-group in Malaysia, Chinese national women who work in low-paid jobs and the illegal sex trade. While issues surrounding these women’s economic and social vulnerability have been largely ignored in media discourse, their involvement in sex work as well as their extramarital relationships with Chinese-Malaysian men have garnered …
I felt sad then, I feel free now: A Case for Examining the Constructive Resistance of Opted-Out Mothers
Purpose While past research has explored how opting-out enables mothers to break free from masculinist organizational cultures, less attention has been given to how they resist disciplinary power that constitutes and governs their subjectivities. This paper aims to add to the discussion of opting-out as a site of power and resistance by proposing the concept of “constructive resistance” as a productive vantage point for investigating opted-out mo…
Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (2 works) · Intersectionality (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Originality (2 works)