Gendered professional career paths in the service sector

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

s of approximately 500 words (ONE page, Word document NOT PDF, single spaced, excluding references, no header, footers or track changes) are invited by 1st November 2013 with decisions on acceptance to be made by stream leaders within one month. All abstracts will be peer reviewed. New and young scholars with 'work in progress' papers are welcomed. Papers can be theoretical or theoretically informed empirical work. In the case of co-authored papers, ONE person should be identified as the corresponding author. Due to restrictions of space on the conference schedule, multiple submissions by the same author will not be timetabled. Abstracts should be emailed to: clare.brindley@ntu.ac.uk Abstracts should include FULL contact details, including your name, department, institutional affiliation, mailing address, and e-mail address. State the title of the stream to which you are submitting your abstract. Note that no funding, fee waiver, travel or other bursaries are offered for attendance at GWO2014. References Broadbridge, A. (2008) Senior careers in retailing: an exploration of male and female executives’ career facilitators and barriers. Gender in Management, 23, 1, 11-35. Baruch, Y. (2004) Transforming careers: from linear to multidirectional career paths – organizational and individual perspectives. Career Development International, 9, 1, 58-73. Brindley, C., Foster, C. and Wheatley, D. (2013). Career development path of the female entrepreneur. In Kelly, L. (ed.) Women Entrepreneurship: New Management and Leadership Models, Praegar, forthcoming. Caven, V., Navarro Astor, E. and Diop, M. (2012) A cross-national study of ‘usurpatory’ practices and resigned accommodation by women architects in the UK, Spain and France. Architectural Theory Review, 17, 2/3, December. Evetts, J. (2000) Analysing change in women’s careers: culture, structure and action dimensions. Gender, Work and Organization, 7, 1, 57-67. Foster C. Brindley C.S. and Wheatley D. (2011) Women in marketing: a European exploration, Academy of Marketing Conference, Liverpool, July 2011. Garcia, I., Molina, H.A. and Montuenga, V. (2011) Gender differences in childcare: time allocation in five European countries. Feminist Economics, 17, 1, 119-150. Hardill, I. (2002) Gender, Migration and the Dual Career Household. International Studies of Women and Place series. London, Routledge. Johnson T.J. (1972) Professions and Power. London, Macmillan. Korczynski M. (2002) Human Resource Management in Service Work Basingstoke, Hampshire, Palgrave Macmillan. Krider, D. and Ross, P. (1997) The experiences of women in a public relations firm: a phenomenological explication. Journal of Business Communication, 34, 4, 437-455. Kumar S. (2010) Exploring career “choices” of work-centred women in a professional service firm. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 25, 3, 227-243. Larson M.S. (1977) The Rise of Professionalism: a Sociological Analysis. London, University of California Press. Maclaren, P. and Catterall, M. (2000) Bridging the knowledge divide: issues on the feminisation of marketing practice. Journal of Marketing Management, 16, 6, 635-646. Muzio, D. and Tomlinson, J. (2012) Editorial: researching gender, inclusion and diversity in contemporary professions and professional organisations. Gender, Work and Organization, 19, 5, 455-466. Peel, S. and Inkson, K. (2004) Contracting and careers: choosing between self and organizational employment. Career Development International, 9, 6, 542-558. Perrons, D, Fagan, C, McDowell, L, Ray, K, and Ward, K. (2005) Work, life and time in the New Economy. An introduction. Time & Society, 14, 1, 51-64. Sealy, R. and Vinnicombe, S. (2012) The Female FTSE Board Report 2012: Milestone or Millstone? Cranfield, Cranfield School of Management.