Gendered scenes: conceptualising the negotiation of paid work and child care among performers in film, television and theatre production

2017 ◽  
Vol 163 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheree Gregory ◽  
Cathy Brigden
Keyword(s):  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Gender Pay Gap ◽  
Pay Gap ◽  
Manage Care ◽  
Film Directors ◽  
Theatre Production ◽  
The Media ◽  
Care Regimes

The pervasiveness of gender inequality in the media and entertainment industry has become an issue of growing public interest, debate and agitation. Whether it is the gender pay gap, the ongoing presence of the casting couch, the absence of women film directors, the experiences for women and men are strikingly different. Drawing on the findings of a case study of how performers manage care and precarious paid work in film, television and theatre production in Australia, this article provides a context in which work and care regimes can be analysed. Individualised negotiations with agents and producers are buttressed by individualised arrangements with family and extended networks to accommodate complex and changing needs. Despite high unionisation among performers, the key finding is that the overwhelming tendency was to deal with issues individually or as a couple, without reference to the union or through collective avenues.

scholarly journals Gendered practices in veterinary organisations

2019 ◽  
Vol 185 (13) ◽  
pp. 407-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Knights ◽  
Caroline Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Gender Pay Gap ◽  
Female Reproduction ◽  
Pay Gap ◽  
Veterinary Profession ◽  
Veterinary Surgeons ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Common

As a result of scandals concerning sexual harassment in Hollywood and in the media, as well as questions regarding the size of the gender pay gap, considerable attention has recently been paid to questions of gender diversity and discrimination in organisations. Gender issues would appear particularly salient within the veterinary profession, not least because women are beginning to outnumber men as practitioners. While this research on veterinary surgeons was not initially focused on gender, as the study progressed gender became an issue of such importance that it could not be ignored. Although ‘feminized in numerical terms’, the veterinary profession and ‘its professional structure and culture remains gendered masculine’. Translated into practice, this means that although 76 per cent of vet school graduates are currently female, disproportionately few have risen or are rising through the hierarchy. On the surface it is easy to rationalise this away partly by simply stating how many female vets appear to sacrifice career for family, but the authors’ aim is to go beyond merely repeating and reinforcing the common sense view of female reproduction and parenting as the sole explanation for gender inequality within this and other professions.

Resolving Gender Pay Inequality? Rationales, Enforcement and Policy

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUDE BROWNE
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Gender Pay Gap ◽  
British Broadcasting Corporation ◽  
Employment Practices ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Pay Gap ◽  
British Labour

It is increasingly argued that models of Corporate Governance can be seen as an effective substitute for conventional state-centred social policy. This article examines the extent to which these contemporary business-led approaches are successful in remedying the gendered pay gap in the British labour market, using the latest Cabinet Office review on women's employment and pay in Britain: the Kingsmill Review, as its central example. The article outlines Kingsmill's recommendations and then analyses their efficacy by means of a ‘snap-shot’ case study of a large employing organisation which was identified as a ‘model employer’ by the Review and which has adopted many exemplary employment practices: the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The article employs analysis of a major original new data set to establish both the successes and limitations of these recommendations in overcoming the gender pay gap within the BBC.

Tracking the Gender Pay Gap: A Case Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 410-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl B. Travis ◽  
Louis J. Gross ◽  
Bruce A. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Gender Pay Gap ◽  
Pay Gap

scholarly journals Mind the gap: Health reporting in the Pacific

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor Cullen
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Press Coverage ◽  
Health Reporting ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Cultural Taboos ◽  
The Media ◽  
Health Journalism ◽  
Extensive List

Previous research on developing health journalism in the Pacific region has encouraged journalists to think outside the box when it comes to reporting health, and to view it as more than just drugs and doctors. Factors such as politics, economics, religion, education, gender inequality and traditional cultural taboos influence health outcomes to varying degrees. This perspec­tive on health provides an extensive list of news and feature stories for the media, and yet, this wider focus on the determinants of health is not what drives health journalism in many Pacific countries. This article uses a case study of press coverage of HIV in Papua New Guinea from 2000 2010 to show how coverage of HIV or other communicable diseases in the Pacific need a much wider frame than that of drugs and doctors.

National Board Quotas and the Gender Pay Gap among European Managers

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 1002-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J Maume ◽  
Orlaith Heymann ◽  
Leah Ruppanner
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Gender Pay Gap ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Pay Gap ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
National Board ◽  
Managerial Pay

As European countries have mandated quotas for women’s representation on boards, and as women have increasingly entered the ranks of management, a persistent gender gap in managerial pay remains. Drawing a sample of managers in the 2010 European Social Survey, the gender gap in pay was decomposed, finding that employer devaluation of women accounted for the majority of the gender gap in pay. This was especially true in countries without mandated quotas, but in countries that had adopted quotas for female representation on boards, results were consistent with the proposition that quotas moderated the labour market for managers (i.e. the gender gap in managerial pay was smaller as was the portion of the gap attributable to discrimination). As board quotas have increasingly been adopted across Europe, more research is needed on their ameliorative effects on gender inequality in the wider labour market.

Measuring the gender pay gap: the complexity of HR metrics

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clotilde Coron
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
The Political ◽  
Gender Pay Gap ◽  
Pay Gap ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Gender

PurposeThe literature on HR metrics does not address the political issues that surround the definition and interpretation of these metrics. However, the need for agreement about HR metrics between different stakeholders is underlined by the framework of the sociology of quantification. This research aims to complement the literature on HR metrics by studying the process of defining and interpreting appropriate HR metrics, focusing on the example of the gender pay gap.Design/methodology/approachA case study with interviews and participant observation is conducted on a French company.FindingsThe results show that HR metrics are essential to prove the existence of inequalities. However, there are disagreements between management, unions and gender equality referents concerning appropriate HR metrics and their use.Originality/valueContrary to the literature on the subject, which remains predominantly positivist and normative, this article sheds light on the political issues surrounding the definition and use of HR metrics and shows the importance of involving a range of actors (managers, unions and employees) in the entire process.

scholarly journals New job economies and old pay gaps: Pay expectations explain the gender pay gap in gender-blind workplaces

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Manzi ◽  
Zohn Rosen ◽  
Cheskie Rosenzweig ◽  
Shalom Noach Jaffe ◽  
Jonathan Robinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Work Setting ◽  
Gender Pay Gap ◽  
Pay Gap ◽  
Income Disparities ◽  
Gig Economy ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Carry Over ◽  
Structural Inequities ◽  
Insight Into

Despite the absence of many traditional barriers to gender equality, there continues to be a gender pay gap in new job economies (i.e., the “gig economy” or “platform work”). Taking a novel approach to the study of the gender pay gap, we use a completely gender-blind online work setting to examine the effect of a covert source of gender inequality: differential pay expectations. Our findings reveal that women’s lower pay expectations lead to lower earnings. Crucially, these differential pay expectations appear to be shaped by income disparities in the traditional job economy. This research provides important new insight into the endurance of the gender pay gap, suggesting that structural inequities can carry over to new economies in subtle, yet powerful ways.

scholarly journals Pay Structure, Female Representation and the Gender Pay Gap among University Professors

2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Doucet ◽  
Michael R. Smith ◽  
Claire Durand
Keyword(s):  
Research University ◽  
Full Professor ◽  
Gender Pay Gap ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Pay Gap ◽  
Mixed Support ◽  
Institutional Determinants ◽  
Canadian Research

Summary In this case study of faculty at a large Canadian research university we examine the extent to which the gender pay gap varies with the formalization of remuneration practices and female representation within units. We estimate the respective contributions to the gender pay gap of base pay, access to the rank of full professor, access to and amounts of market supplements, and Canada Research Chairs. These remuneration components differ in their degree of formalization. We also examine variations in the gender pay gap across departments with different proportions of females. The use of multilevel analysis allows for the estimation of the respective contributions of individual and institutional determinants of pay. Mixed support is found for the first hypothesis – that the magnitude of the gap varies with the degree of formalization in remuneration components. The second hypothesis that, all else being equal, the level of female representation in a given context is negatively related to remuneration is supported. Overall, the results are consistent with continuing female pay disadvantage, even in an ostensibly ‘progressive’ institutional context.

IMAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA IN THE MEDIA VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT (BASED ON CONTENT ANALYSIS OF NEWS PUBLICATIONS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
LARISA ZAITSEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Information Content ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Information Space ◽  
Political News ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Number Of Publications

The territorial image is formed both purposefully by the subjects of image-making, and spontaneously-based on the influence of information content published in various media. The purpose of the research is to analyze the image of the Republic of Mordovia in the information space of the Volga Federal district. The image of the territory formed by external target audiences by means of news materials is studied using the method of case study and content analysis of publications: “Volga news”, “Federal Press” news of the PFD, “Pravda PFD”. The authors conclude that modern reality is perceived through the prism of the information field created by mass media. The media creates images filled with certain data, facts, colored by emotions, on the basis of which representations, opinions, judgments, and assessments are subsequently formed. The media play a significant role in shaping the territorial image, especially for external target audiences who are not familiar with the region and do not have their own assessment knowledge and experience. Most of the information content about the Republic in the studied media is related to the main thematic blocks: politics, economy, social sphere, culture (art, sports). Moreover, if in the publications “Volga news” and “Pravda PFD” mention of the region prevails in the economic block, then in the publications “Federal Press” and “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” - in the political one. The Volga news publication significantly dominates the rest in terms of the number of publications about Mordovia. The content of publications is mostly positive and neutral related to the issues of economic development of the territory and the preparation and holding of the world football championship. Pravda PFD mentions the Republic in the context of news from neighboring territories, most of the publications date back to 2018, but here the context is related to the Republic's positions among the regions of the PFD in various ratings. The publication “Federal-Press” forms a generally reflective image of the territory, focusing on the negative aspects of regional life. “Nezavisimaya Gazeta”, giving priority to political news, maintains a neutral and reflective context of publications, paying attention to the key problems of the territory. Thus, the desired image of the region is counter-dictated to the image broadcast by the media through various information channels, so it is necessary to constantly monitor the information space and timely correction of the broadcast materials.

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