What is it about?
The upward mobility of minority women in developing countries is an under-researched area. We have shown how the socio-historical-political background resulted in certain strictures and intersected with Indian women managers' racio-ethnic and gender identities resulting in them working and reworking (identity work) their managerial identities to reach a sense of coherence in their upward career ascendancy.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show that Indian women managers do not completely negate their cultural values to fit into managerial roles. They are caught in a liminal space where they are constantly working and reworking their identities. We also show that the socio-historical-political landscae plays a major role in the racio-ethnic and gender identities of minority women managers and the remnants of which are still present although the women occupy high level management posts.
Perspectives
Writing this article with my co-author was a great pleasure. The research has unfolded the life and career journeys of the first cohort of Indian women who have reached senior and top management posts in corporate South Africa. The article has also contributed to theory on intersectionality and identity work as limited research has been conducted marrying these two lenses.
Prof Nasima N Carrim
University of Pretoria
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This page is a summary of: Wedding Intersectionality Theory and Identity Work in Organizations: South African Indian Women Negotiating Managerial Identity, Gender Work and Organization, January 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12121.
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