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Feminist activism to create change in a male dominated industry: The alta mentoring platform (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Durbin, S., Warren, S., & Lopes, A. (2023, September). Feminist activism to create change in a male dominated industry: The alta mentoring platform. Paper presented at European Sociological Association mid-term conference (RN14), the Architect, Bristol, UK

The alta mentoring platform, launched within the aviation and aerospace industry in 2019, is the outcome of a joint knowledge exchange project between academics and industry and was designed to meet the mentoring needs of women in this male dominated... Read More about Feminist activism to create change in a male dominated industry: The alta mentoring platform.

In search of the good life? Experiences of executives and senior managers navigating reduced hours in the UK (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Tomlinson, J., Durbin, S., Warren, S., & Daly, J. (2023, July). In search of the good life? Experiences of executives and senior managers navigating reduced hours in the UK. Paper presented at 39th EGOS Colloquium: Organising for the Good Life: Between Legacy and Imagination, Cagliari University, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

The challenges of greater wellbeing, work-life reconciliation and gender balance in senior management and executive careers are well established. Working hours are critical to career advancement and women, more so than men, seek a reduction in hours... Read More about In search of the good life? Experiences of executives and senior managers navigating reduced hours in the UK.

Relational mentoring in the aviation and aerospace industry: Meeting women’s needs through the Alta mentoring scheme (2022)
Book Chapter
Durbin, S., Lopes, A., Warren, S., & Milne, J. (2022). Relational mentoring in the aviation and aerospace industry: Meeting women’s needs through the Alta mentoring scheme. In T. Wright, L. Budd, & S. Ison (Eds.), Women, Work and Transport Vol 16 (169-187). Emerald

The alta mentoring platform, launched within the aviation and aerospace industry in 2019, is the outcome of a joint knowledge exchange project between academics and industry. It was designed and launched to meet the mentoring needs of women in this m... Read More about Relational mentoring in the aviation and aerospace industry: Meeting women’s needs through the Alta mentoring scheme.

Navigating reduced hours careers: Experiences of male and female executives and senior managers (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Durbin, S., Warren, S., & Tomlinson, J. (2022, September). Navigating reduced hours careers: Experiences of male and female executives and senior managers. Presented at ESA, RN14. European Sociological Association RN14 mid-term conference, Tampere, Finland

The focus of this research project was to examine the extent to which elite workers (senior managers and executives) who are often associated with traditional ways of working and long full time hours, are able to work reduced hours and navigate their... Read More about Navigating reduced hours careers: Experiences of male and female executives and senior managers.

Women's formal networking: The relationship between networking activities and power (2022)
Journal Article
Papafilippou, V., Durbin, S., & Conley, H. (2022). Women's formal networking: The relationship between networking activities and power. Gender, Work and Organization, 29(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12869

This article examines the networking that takes place within formally organized internal (organization-based) and external (industry-based) women engineers' networks. Drawing upon 48 interviews with women engineers, across a number of industries and... Read More about Women's formal networking: The relationship between networking activities and power.

Creating change through feminist solidarities: Critical actors building critical mass (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Durbin, S., Lopes, A., & Warren, S. (2017, August). Creating change through feminist solidarities: Critical actors building critical mass. Paper presented at European Sociological Conference, Athens, Greece

Europe has an increasingly ageing workforce and will experience an on-going reduction in its working age population (ILO, 2016). In parallel, we are witnessing a shortage of skills in some economically critical industries, especially engineering, whi... Read More about Creating change through feminist solidarities: Critical actors building critical mass.

Will the Head of Engineering please stand Up? The under-representation of women in engineering (2017)
Book Chapter
Durbin, S., lopes, A., & Warren, S. (2017). Will the Head of Engineering please stand Up? The under-representation of women in engineering. In K. Broadbent, G. Healy, & G. Strachan (Eds.), Gender and the Professions (169-184). London: Routledge

This chapter examines a highly gender segregated area of employment for women – engineering – a profession where this segregation begins at school, continues through to the workplace and is underpinned by gender stereotypical views of what constitute... Read More about Will the Head of Engineering please stand Up? The under-representation of women in engineering.

Mentoring for equality: Women activists creating change in the UK aviation and aerospace industry (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Durbin, S., Lopes, A., Neugebauer, J., & Warren, S. (2016, June). Mentoring for equality: Women activists creating change in the UK aviation and aerospace industry. Paper presented at Acting for Women and Equalities in Organizations? Gender, Work and Organization Conference, Keele, England

The UK aviation and aerospace industry remains one of the most male dominated industries in the UK. While academic research has focused upon women’s reluctance to enter STEM employment, their propensity to leave when they become mothers and the lack... Read More about Mentoring for equality: Women activists creating change in the UK aviation and aerospace industry.

Mentoring professional women in aviation and aerospace (2015)
Journal Article
Lopes, A., Durbin, S., Neugebauer, J., & Warren, S. (2015). Mentoring professional women in aviation and aerospace

In this article, we report on a new ESRC co-funded project which aims to design, implement and develop a mentoring scheme for female professionals within the aviation and aerospace industry, through a knowledge exchange partnership between UWE, the R... Read More about Mentoring professional women in aviation and aerospace.

Female part-time managers: Careers, mentors and role models (2014)
Journal Article
Durbin, S., & Tomlinson, J. (2014). Female part-time managers: Careers, mentors and role models. Gender, Work and Organization, 21(4), 308-320. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12038

This paper explores the careers of 27 women employed as part-time managers in a range of UK public, private and not-for-profit sector organizations. Drawing upon semi-structured interviews, the article briefly summarizes the career trajectories of th... Read More about Female part-time managers: Careers, mentors and role models.

Workplace partnership and professional workers: 'about as useful as a chocolate teapot'? (2013)
Journal Article
Danford, A., Durbin, S., Richardson, M., Stewart, P., & Tailby, S. (2014). Workplace partnership and professional workers: 'about as useful as a chocolate teapot'?. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(6), 879-894. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.852606

The labour processes and employment relations that characterise the working conditions of many professional workers might be expected to generate the high-trust environment required for cooperative, partnership-style management-union relations. Howev... Read More about Workplace partnership and professional workers: 'about as useful as a chocolate teapot'?.

Knowledge creation, call centres and gender: A critical perspective (2011)
Book Chapter
Durbin, S. (2011). Knowledge creation, call centres and gender: A critical perspective. In B. Krings (Ed.), Brain Drain or Brain Gain: Changes of work in knowledge-based societies (241-260). Berlin: Sigma

This chapter analyses the design of call centres and the implications of this from a business and gender perspective. It is based upon research in two UK call centres developed by two leading financial services organisations, referred to throughout a... Read More about Knowledge creation, call centres and gender: A critical perspective.

Creating knowledge through networks: A gender perspective (2011)
Journal Article
Durbin, S. (2011). Creating knowledge through networks: A gender perspective. Gender, Work and Organization, 18(1), 90-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0432.2010.00536.x

This article offers a theoretical analysis of knowledge creation through networking, specifically drawing upon the example of female senior managers as potential knowledge creators. The article constructs a model of networks and their corresponding k... Read More about Creating knowledge through networks: A gender perspective.

Female part-time managers: Networks and career mobility (2010)
Journal Article
Durbin, S., & Tomlinson, J. (2010). Female part-time managers: Networks and career mobility. Work, Employment and Society, 24(4), 621-640. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017010380631

The promotional prospects, career mobility and networking experiences of 16 female part-time managers are explored in this article. It attempts to explain the labour market position of female part-time managers, comparing their employment experiences... Read More about Female part-time managers: Networks and career mobility.

Foreword (2010)
Journal Article
Trauth, E. M., & Durbin, S. (2010). Foreword. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-657-5

Very few studies of senior female scientists have been conducted in the UK. This chapter explores the careers of thirteen senior female scientists in a UK public sector organisation where men dominate. These women operate within a context which reinf... Read More about Foreword.

Gender inequality in employment: Editors' introduction (2010)
Journal Article
Durbin, S., & Fleetwood, S. (2010). Gender inequality in employment: Editors' introduction. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 29(3), 221-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610151011028831

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the relationship between the causes of gender inequality in employment and policies designed to eliminate or ameliorate it. When this is brought into focus, some fundamental shortcomings in polic... Read More about Gender inequality in employment: Editors' introduction.

Female part-time managers: Work-life balance, aspirations and career mobility (2010)
Journal Article
Tomlinson, J., & Durbin, S. (2010). Female part-time managers: Work-life balance, aspirations and career mobility. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 29(3), 255-270. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610151011028859

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the employment trajectories, aspirations, worklife balance and career mobility of women working as parttime managers. Design/methodology/approach – Indepth, semistructured interviews were conducte... Read More about Female part-time managers: Work-life balance, aspirations and career mobility.