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” Applying the Theory of Gendered Organizations to Equity and Inclusion for Motherscholars in Higher Education

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ID13134656
AuthorsAnna Cohenmiller (0000-0001-6871-6898, Nazarbayev University, corresponding author), Denise Demers (0009-0000-4263-7374, University of Central Arkansas), Heidi L Schnackenberg (SUNY Plattsburgh), Zhanna Izekenova (0000-0002-4933-9705, Nazarbayev University)
Year2022
Volume15
Issue1
Pages87-109
Publication date2022-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Women and Gender in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2637-9112 • E-ISSN: 2637-9120
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/26379112.2022.2025816
OpenAlexW4283163937
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited69

This international study examined how to support equity and inclusion for 18 mothers in academia (“motherscholars”). Applying Acker’s theory of gendered organizations as a framework for the study, we recruited participants from Facebook groups for women and mothers in higher education across disciplines and nine countries. To attend to the needs of participants, we employed principles of rigid flexibility, such as adjusting data collection to allow for texting as a form of interviewing. Thematic analysis coupled with researcher arts-based sketches led to identifying critical supports and obstacles for motherscholars, including mentoring and financial opportunities, institutional resources for families, open communication about families, and experiences of bias and isolation. Recommendations for practice, policy, and further research are included

Equity (law · Flexibility (engineering · Gender equity · Inclusion (mineral · Interview · Management · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · The arts · Thematic analysis · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Medicine · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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