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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.

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.