Men talk about executive women : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorHoward, Steven
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-15T23:31:48Z
dc.date.available2015-04-15T23:31:48Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractSince the 1970's women have steadily gained access to higher levels of corporate management. Formal mechanisms of discrimination on the basis of gender have long been consigned to the past, and organisations now promote themselves as family friendly and valuing work-life balance. However, in spite of women occupying the lower ranks of organisations in nearly the same numbers as men, women still hold only a minority of executive-level leadership roles. This thesis is based on a series of interviews with men in senior management positions who at the time, reported to women Chief Executive Officers and General Managers. The ways in which these men talked about gender as a factor in organisational life were examined for the discursive resources used to explain or account for the situation. Four key discursive resources were identified: 1) Darwinian Competition; 2) Gender Differences; 3) Gender War; and 4) Individual Choices. These resources were used in a variety of often conflicting ways to eliminate or marginalise gender issues and any concerns warranting action. This rendered the organisation, its institutions and practices safe from change.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/6511
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectMale employeesen_US
dc.subjectSex roleen_US
dc.subjectWork environmenten_US
dc.subjectWomen executivesen_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectAttitudesen_US
dc.titleMen talk about executive women : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorHoward, Stevenen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
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