Research Output
Gendered experiences of leading and managing through COVID-19: patriarchy and precarity
  Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to highlight key issues for women managers, leaders and precarious academic women during COVID-19 in organisations and in academy.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper shares the authors’ personal experiences during COVID-19 in the UK as a woman Professor and Director of a Business School and a woman Research Associate and link these with existing scholarship to reflect on areas for continued research and action.

Findings
This paper underlines how COVID-19 destabilises the progress made towards gender equality.

Practical implications
This paper outlines future avenues for research and practice as a result of experiences of COVID-19.

Originality/value
This paper looks at the gendered implications of COVID-19 for women across organisational hierarchies and highlights commonalities in their experiences and devastating effects of the pandemic.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    21 October 2020

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Emerald

  • DOI:

    10.1108/gm-09-2020-0274

  • Cross Ref:

    10.1108/gm-09-2020-0274

  • ISSN:

    1754-2413

  • Funders:

    Historic Funder (pre-Worktribe)

Citation

Mavin, S., & Yusupova, M. (2020). Gendered experiences of leading and managing through COVID-19: patriarchy and precarity. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 35(7/8), 737-744. https://doi.org/10.1108/gm-09-2020-0274

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Keywords

Gender, neoliberalism, patriarchy, women academics, Covid-19, women leaders and managers

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