Bourdieusian approach: case study
Creative female graduates and gender boundaries
- semi structured interviews
- framework of Pierre Bourdieu
Trends in the data
1. Male dominated offices and the sexual division of labour
2. Females experiencing confidence issues
3. Negative perception of the gender pay gap
4. Need for more female role models
Habitus
Property of social actors, structured by the past and present experiences
Ann Oakley (1990) - 'The career women whose work requires assertive characteristics may meet disapproval from other women as well as from men, who consider her 'sexless' or 'unfeminine'.
Ashall (2004) 'The fear of appearing unfeminine may stop women from wanting to apply/progress to the more powerful positions.'
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