Gendered workplaces: Resistance, adaptation and agency in large legal firms ‐ The perspectives of young lawyers1

IF 0.2 Q3 Social Sciences
Susana Santos
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Gender inequality at work is a persistent and complex phenomenon. Taking the case of a small group of young lawyers working in large legal firms in Portugal, this article intends to discuss how gender inequality manifests and evolves from internship through first years of professional activity. Based on a data set of nineteen biographical interviews ‐ ten male and nine female ‐ we discuss the centrality of gender in analysing professional organizations, combining structural and actor perspectives. Female and male lawyers are confronted with a gendered organization with (in)visible gender lines that naturalize asymmetries of treatment, position, opportunities and expectations. Both learn how to adapt and invent strategies of resistance that include flexible professional projects.
性别工作场所:大型律师事务所的阻力、适应和代理——年轻律师的视角1
工作中的性别不平等是一个持久而复杂的现象。本文以一小群在葡萄牙大型律师事务所工作的年轻律师为例,旨在讨论从实习到职业活动的最初几年,性别不平等是如何表现和演变的。基于19次传记采访的数据集——10名男性和9名女性——我们结合结构和参与者的视角,讨论了性别在分析专业组织中的中心地位。男女律师面对的是一个性别化的组织,其性别界线明显,使待遇、地位、机会和期望的不对称性自然化。两人都学习如何适应和发明抵抗策略,其中包括灵活的专业项目。
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期刊介绍: The Portuguese Journal of Social Science is a peer-reviewed cross-disciplinary journal focusing on research about Portuguese society by scholars of any nationality. However, the journal takes a broad view and accepts articles that are not exclusively devoted to the Portuguese case. We particularly welcome comparative studies. While the journal concentrates on research articles it operates a flexible policy in respect of other types of submission, including book reviews.
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