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In the steps of Joan Acker: A journey in researching inequality regimes and intersectional inequalities
Author(s) -
Healy Geraldine,
Tatli Ahu,
Ipek Gulce,
Özturk Mustafa,
Seierstad Cathrine,
Wright Tessa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gender, work and organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.159
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1468-0432
pISSN - 0968-6673
DOI - 10.1111/gwao.12252
Subject(s) - intersectionality , inequality , sociology , gender inequality , value (mathematics) , gender studies , work (physics) , mathematics , physics , mathematical analysis , statistics , thermodynamics
Inspired by two of Acker's interconnected concepts, inequality regimes and intersectionality, the authors revisit their intersectional research. By exploring their various studies on inequality regimes and intersectionality, the authors propose some novel insights that have emerged from an aggregate appraisal of some 17 empirically researched papers, all shaped by Joan Acker's sociology. While Acker's work on gender and organizations has provided crucial insights into much of this work, this article concentrates on the overarching concept of inequality regimes and then focuses in on less‐developed aspects of intersectionality in Acker's work. In doing so, it reconsiders the value of inequality regimes in pushing the boundaries of intersectional insights.