Devine, Dympna and Grummell, Bernie and Lynch, Kathleen
(2011)
Crafting the Elastic Self? Gender
and Identities in Senior
Appointments in Irish Education.
Gender, Work and Organisation, 18 (6).
pp. 631-649.
ISSN 1468-0432
Abstract
This article considers the impact of new managerial reform on the recruitment and retention of women into senior management posts across the
Irish education sector. In Ireland as elsewhere, the rhetoric of gender
equality permeates new managerial reforms. Yet our data suggest that an
emphasis on performativity and an intense commitment to paid work
consolidates masculinist management cultures disguised through the ideology of choice. This works to the detriment of women, especially those
with caring responsibilities. Drawing on studies of 23 top-level educational appointments in primary, secondary and higher education, we show
how the relentless crafting of an elastic self is required for both those who
remain in management positions in education and those who seek them
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