Gender in alternative organizations
Publication date
2025-01-21
Document type
Sammelbandbeitrag oder Buchkapitel
Author
Organisational unit
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Book title
Elgar encyclopedia on gender in management
First page
198
Last page
200
Part of the university bibliography
✅
Language
English
Keyword
alternative organisation
Solidarity
Equality
Bureaucracy
Abstract
Alternative organizations such as collectives or cooperatives form an antithesis to the traditional profit-oriented enterprise. Their alternative approach to organizing work and related economic and social activities emphasizes solidarity, autonomy, participation and connectedness with each other and the planet. There is little research addressing gender relations and practices in these specific organizational contexts, but it is crucial for understanding their emancipatory potential. Existing studies have their disciplinary roots mainly in sociology and rely on qualitative, ethnographic case studies. They demonstrate that radical practices to distribute power and resources more equally, such as equal pay and collective decision-making, may reduce gender inequality, but may not eliminate it completely. Nevertheless, practitioners and scholars can be inspired by these alternatives to think about how organizations can be redesigned to mitigate gender inequality.
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