Gatrell, C J (2011) Policy and the pregnant body at work: strategies of secrecy, silence and supra-performance. Gender, Work and Organisation, 18 (2). pp. 158-181. ISSN 0968-6673
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This article considers how women manage their pregnant bodies at work. Through netnographic research and drawing upon feminist discussions of the leaky pregnant body, I examine the experiences of US and UK women who correspond on interactive websites or chat rooms. Drawing upon ‘expert advice’ and the experiences of employed pregnant women in this study, I suggest that the bodily manifestations of pregnancy are taboo in some workplaces. I note how these women did not appear to draw upon policy as a resource for dealing with negative reactions to pregnancy from colleagues and employers. Instead, they tended to adopt strategies of secrecy, silence and supra-performance in order to try and blend in. In the context of these strategies, I demonstrate how women’s attempts to manage and control their bodies are severely compromised during pregnancy, when the body may be leaky and unpredictable
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Gender, Work and Organisation |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | body ; pregnancy ; secrecy ; silence ; supra-performance ; workplaces |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Departments: | Lancaster University Management School > Management Learning & Leadership |
| ID Code: | 45129 |
| Deposited By: | ep_importer_pure |
| Deposited On: | 11 Jul 2011 19:27 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 19:12 |
| Identification Number: | |
| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/45129 |
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