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WOMEN AND MANAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Author(s) -
Bryson Lois
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-8500
pISSN - 0313-6647
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8500.1987.tb01439.x
Subject(s) - technocracy , public sector , public service , equity (law) , work (physics) , public relations , management styles , value (mathematics) , style (visual arts) , new public management , sociology , public administration , political science , business , law , politics , mechanical engineering , archaeology , machine learning , computer science , history , engineering
Although welcome gains have been made towards greater equity for women in the public service in recent years, many issues have yet to be tackled adequately. The paper is essentially concerned with the problems which arise because EEO programs have been couched in managerial terms, as part of the recent management reform and improvement programs within the public sector. This technocratic approach is very masculine in style and largely requires assimilation to the dominant male form of management. In concentrating on formal organisational issues. EEO programs can deflect attention from a direct engagement with the relevant value matters. Nor is the relationship between the work environment and other institutions, most importantly the family, dealt with in the managerialist approach.