Age and gender relations on LinkedIn pages of global staffing agencies.

IF 3.7 2区社会学 Q1 GERONTOLOGY

European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1007/s10433-022-00726-x

Wenqian Xu, Federica Previtali

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Abstract

This study investigates the ways in which age and gender play out on the LinkedIn pages of global staffing agencies through an intersectionality lens. A discourse analysis of 437 LinkedIn posts (including visual images, captions, and comments) was conducted. This study found that the corporate discourse of diversity shaped the ways that age and gender were represented. The portrayals of age and gender were found to create gendered specializations of labor and reproduce gender stereotypes; additionally, some workers were represented as disembodied clusters of attributes. The results of this study show the complex ways in which age and gender systems unfold, including two systems mutually reinforcing, gender/age system surfacing, and two systems dissolving. The findings suggest that diversity has lost its performativity as a concept, as its portrayals may not support disadvantaged groups gaining access to better employment opportunities. This study proposes that staffing agencies actively address intersectional disadvantages and foster a gender- and age-transformative change.

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全球人力资源机构LinkedIn页面上的年龄和性别关系。

本研究通过交叉视角调查了年龄和性别在全球招聘机构LinkedIn页面上的表现。对437篇LinkedIn帖子(包括视觉图片、文字说明和评论)进行了话语分析。这项研究发现，企业的多样性话语塑造了年龄和性别的代表方式。对年龄和性别的描绘造成了劳动的性别专门化，再现了性别刻板印象;此外，一些工人被表示为无实体的属性集群。本研究的结果显示了年龄和性别系统展开的复杂方式，包括两个系统相互加强，性别/年龄系统浮出水面，以及两个系统溶解。研究结果表明，多样性作为一个概念已经失去了它的表现力，因为它的描述可能无法支持弱势群体获得更好的就业机会。本研究建议人力资源机构积极解决交叉劣势，促进性别和年龄的变革。

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European Journal of Ageing GERONTOLOGY-

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6.50

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7.90%

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期刊介绍： The European Journal of Ageing: Social, Behavioural and Health Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the understanding of ageing in European societies and the world over. EJA publishes original articles on the social, behavioral and population health aspects of ageing and encourages an integrated approach between these aspects. Emphasis is put on publishing empirical research (including meta-analyses), but conceptual papers (including narrative reviews) and methodological contributions will also be considered. EJA welcomes expert opinions on critical issues in ageing. By stimulating communication between researchers and those using research findings, it aims to contribute to the formulation of better policies and the development of better practice in serving older adults. To further specify, with the term ''social'' is meant the full scope of social science of ageing related research from the micro to the macro level of analysis. With the term ''behavioural'' the full scope of psychological ageing research including life span approaches based on a range of age groups from young to old is envisaged. The term ''population health-related'' denotes social-epidemiological and public health oriented research including research on functional health in the widest possible sense.