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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.

Challenging male dominance through the substantive representation of women: The case of an online women’s mentoring platform (2020)
Journal Article
Durbin, S., Lopes, A., & Warren, S. (2020). Challenging male dominance through the substantive representation of women: The case of an online women’s mentoring platform. New Technology, Work and Employment, 35(2), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12166

This article analyses the design of an online mentoring platform—for women by women—in a high-technology, male-dominated UK industry: aviation and aerospace. Based on interviews with professionals and managers, we analyse the journey of the women inv... Read More about Challenging male dominance through the substantive representation of women: The case of an online women’s mentoring platform.

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'?.

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.

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.

'Everybody's talking at me': The dynamics of information disclosure and consultation in high-skill workplaces in the UK (2009)
Journal Article
Danford, A., Durbin, S., Richardson, M., Tailby, S., & Stewart, P. (2009). 'Everybody's talking at me': The dynamics of information disclosure and consultation in high-skill workplaces in the UK. Human Resource Management Journal, 19(4), 337-354. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2009.00110.x

This article examines the dynamics of direct and indirect consultation processes in three high-skill work establishments in the UK. Drawing on a mix of case study survey and interview data, it analyses the experiences and attitudes of predominantly w... Read More about 'Everybody's talking at me': The dynamics of information disclosure and consultation in high-skill workplaces in the UK.

'You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows': Public sector reform and its impact upon climatology scientists in the UK (2009)
Journal Article
Danford, A., Durbin, S., & Richardson, M. (2009). 'You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows': Public sector reform and its impact upon climatology scientists in the UK. New Technology, Work and Employment, 24(3), 215-229. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.2009.00230.x

This paper provides case study analysis of the workplace experiences of British scientists working in the field of climatology. In the context of the restructuring of work organisation brought about by the interplay between the commercialisation of s... Read More about 'You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows': Public sector reform and its impact upon climatology scientists in the UK.

Diversities in an organisational context (2008)
Journal Article
Durbin, S., Lovell, L., & Winters (now Miller), J. (2008). Diversities in an organisational context. Equal Opportunities International, 27(4), 396-400

The purpose of this paper is to report on a research day on the theme of diversity, held at the Centre for Employment Studies Research, University of the West of England. The report is based upon observations, notes and discussions of papers presente... Read More about Diversities in an organisational context.