Ruth Simpson: 2 books

Voice, Visibility and the Gendering of Organizations examines how gender is linked to organizations and accounts for the differences in the experiences of men and women in the world of work. The book is structured around the two interrelated concepts of visibility and voice, which are the key themes in the gender/organization literature.

This insightful new study explores an emerging and growing interest in Sociology and Organization Studies which concerns the meanings and experiences of ‘dirty’ work. Based on a unique study of male street cleaners, refuse collectors, graffiti removers and butchers, and drawing on Bourdieu as...