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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.

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.

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.

Gender, intersectionality and labour process theory (2010)
Book Chapter
Durbin, S., & Conley, H. (2010). Gender, intersectionality and labour process theory. In P. Thompson, & C. Smith (Eds.), Working Life: renewing labour process analysis (182-204). Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan

The intention of this book chapter is to revisit some of the key intersecting themes in relation to feminist and labour process theories to assess both continuity and change. As one might expect, there are some important shifts in how we think about... Read More about Gender, intersectionality and labour process theory.

SET women and careers: A case study of senior female scientists in the UK (2010)
Book Chapter
Durbin, S. (2010). SET women and careers: A case study of senior female scientists in the UK. In E. Cater, & A. Cater-Steel (Eds.), Women in Engineering, Science and Technology: Education and Career Challenges (232-254). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-657-5.ch011

Very few studies of senior female scientists have been conducted in the UK. This chapter explores the careers of 13 senior female scientists in a male-dominated, UK public sector organisation. These women operate within a context which reinforces, 't... Read More about SET women and careers: A case study of senior female scientists in the UK.

Who gets to be a knowledge worker? The case of UK call centres (2007)
Book Chapter
Durbin, S. (2007). Who gets to be a knowledge worker? The case of UK call centres. In S. Walby, H. Gottfried, K. Gottschall, & M. Osawa (Eds.), Gendering the Knowledge Economy: Comparative perspectives (228-247). Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan

Gender, skills and careers in UK call centres (2006)
Book Chapter
Durbin, S. (2006). Gender, skills and careers in UK call centres. In J. Connell, & J. Burgess (Eds.), Developments in the Call Centre Industry: Analysis, Changes and Challenges (117-135). Routledge