Finding voice within the gender order

Abstract

Reviews theories that see gender as a social invention that has produced historically variable sets of norms and expectations that delineate differences and boundaries. Following a relational, constructionist approach, these differences constitute a gender order that delineates a power hierarchy. Reviews four articles in which the authors′ voice challenges the validity of the taken‐for‐granted gender order and proposes agendas for change. Argues that these authors articulate the experience of oppression within structures that marginalize some voices, and propose strategies for change agents who seek to challenge injustice that suggest possible transformations.

Citation

Barrett, F.J. (1995), "Finding voice within the gender order", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 8 No. 6, pp. 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534819510100527