Abstracts – Browse Results
Click on the titles below to expand the information about each abstract.
Viewing 10 results ...
Caven, V and Astor, E N (2013) The potential for gender equality in architecture: an Anglo-Spanish comparison. Construction Management and Economics, 31(08), 874-82.
Chan, P W (2013) Queer eye on a ‘straight’ life: deconstructing masculinities in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 31(08), 816-31.
Choudhury, T (2013) Experiences of women as workers: a study of construction workers in Bangladesh. Construction Management and Economics, 31(08), 883-98.
Manley, S and Graft-Johnson, A D (2013) Towards inclusion: rethinking architectural education. Construction Management and Economics, 31(08), 914-27.
Marchant, T (2013) Keep going: career perspectives on ageing and masculinity of self-employed tradesmen in Australia. Construction Management and Economics, 31(08), 845-60.
Ormerod, M and Newton, R (2013) Construction as a career choice for young disabled people: dispelling the myths. Construction Management and Economics, 31(08), 928-38.
Raiden, A B and Räisänen, C (2013) Striving to achieve it all: men and work-family-life balance in Sweden and the UK. Construction Management and Economics, 31(08), 899-913.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords:
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2013.802364
- Abstract:
Although there is a vast literature on issues of work-life balance, most of the research is grounded on the traditional view of work-life balance as a female-oriented entitlement. So far little attention has been paid to how men balance their work-life situations, especially the "new men" who are keen to share the family care. We contribute to filling this gap by critically examining how male academics in construction-related departments at universities in Sweden and the UK construct their relationships with family and work. Narrative analysis was applied on in-depth interviews with seven academics from each country, who were at different phases in their careers. Three core narratives emerged from the data: family connected with partner; work as key priority; and desire to pursue personal projects, all of which competed for the narrators' sparse time. The narrative that by far received most space and most storylines in all the interviews was "work as priority", implying that in spite of gender equality policies and campaigns, work-life balance remains a female-oriented concern. Both Swedish and British men in our sample found juggling family and life most challenging. This work-family-life triad left many feeling that they had no time to do a good job in any sphere and in Sweden in particular combination pressure was intense. Curiously, despite these tensions and increasing demands for many of our respondents work remains a positive construct, possibly because of the strong conceptual identification of "self" as an academic.
Rumens, N (2013) Queering men and masculinities in construction: towards a research agenda. Construction Management and Economics, 31(08), 802-15.
Smith, L (2013) Trading in gender for women in trades: embodying hegemonic masculinity, femininity and being a gender hotrod. Construction Management and Economics, 31(08), 861-73.
Wright, T (2013) Uncovering sexuality and gender: an intersectional examination of women’s experience in UK construction. Construction Management and Economics, 31(08), 832-44.