Not one of the lads: Women´s fight for credibility in the fishing industry
Much has been written on the position of women within economic life and on gender equality within various professions. This article is based on research that looks at the experience of women who act as board members for Icelandic seafood companies. The research indicates that, in general, they are c...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | Icelandic |
Published: |
Research in applied business and economics
2018
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/efnahagsmal/article/view/a.2018.15.2.1 |
id |
fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2865 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2865 2023-08-20T04:07:34+02:00 Not one of the lads: Women´s fight for credibility in the fishing industry Sjávarútvegur, karllæg atvinnugrein „þeir hefðu ekki gúdderað einhverja stelpugálu – nema af því að ég var tengd“ Óladóttir, Ásta Dís Pétursdóttir, Guðfinna 2018-12-18 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/efnahagsmal/article/view/a.2018.15.2.1 isl ice Research in applied business and economics Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/efnahagsmal/article/view/a.2018.15.2.1/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/efnahagsmal/article/view/a.2018.15.2.1 Copyright (c) 2018 Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál Research in applied business and economics; Vol. 15 No. 2 (2018); 1-20 Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál; Bnd. 15 Nr. 2 (2018); 1-20 1670-4851 1670-4444 Fishing industry stereotypes relatedness boardmembers Iceland G34 J16 M12 M14 Sjávarútvegur staðalímyndir tengsl stjórnarseta Ísland info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2018 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:29:31Z Much has been written on the position of women within economic life and on gender equality within various professions. This article is based on research that looks at the experience of women who act as board members for Icelandic seafood companies. The research indicates that, in general, they are content with their positions within the profession, even though the seafood industry is considered to be a very male oriented environment. Nine women were interviewed—all of whom have a seat on the board of a seafood company—in order to shed light on their work environment and how they see themselves within the profession. A qualitative approach was taken and the interviews were copied and analyzed according to thematic coding. The results support certain of the authors’ initial suspicions and indicate that the seafood industry has a strong sense of history and tradition which may be difficult but not at all impossible to subvert. Women are creating a space for themselves within the profession and do not experience negative attitudes from the other sex overall. Even if finding your way into the profession can take some time, they feel that their voices are heard and their ideas are considered. Gender-bound stereotypes are very prevalent within the seafood industry and traditionally men have gotten more respect than women for their work within the profession. Mikið hefur verið ritað um stöðu kvenna í atvinnulífinu og um jafnrétti kynjanna í mismunandi atvinnugreinum. Afar fáar rannsóknir eru þó til á stöðu kvenna í stjórnum fyrirtækja í sjávarútvegi, sem er ein af undirstöðuatvinnugreinum þjóðarinnar. Þessi grein byggir á niðurstöðum rannsóknar á upplifun kvenna sem sitja í stjórnum íslenskra sjávarútvegsfyrirtækja en þær eru ekki margar og nokkrar sitja í fleiri en einni stjórn. Meginniðurstöður sýna að þær sem þó sitja í stjórnum sjávarútvegsfyrirtækja eru almennt ánægðar með stöðu sína innan greinarinnar, þrátt fyrir að sjávarútvegur sé talinn vera afar karllægur heimur. Viðtöl voru tekin við níu konur sem sitja í ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Kvenna ENVELOPE(18.430,18.430,69.216,69.216) Stjórn ENVELOPE(-18.041,-18.041,63.810,63.810) |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals |
op_collection_id |
fticelandunivojs |
language |
Icelandic |
topic |
Fishing industry stereotypes relatedness boardmembers Iceland G34 J16 M12 M14 Sjávarútvegur staðalímyndir tengsl stjórnarseta Ísland |
spellingShingle |
Fishing industry stereotypes relatedness boardmembers Iceland G34 J16 M12 M14 Sjávarútvegur staðalímyndir tengsl stjórnarseta Ísland Óladóttir, Ásta Dís Pétursdóttir, Guðfinna Not one of the lads: Women´s fight for credibility in the fishing industry |
topic_facet |
Fishing industry stereotypes relatedness boardmembers Iceland G34 J16 M12 M14 Sjávarútvegur staðalímyndir tengsl stjórnarseta Ísland |
description |
Much has been written on the position of women within economic life and on gender equality within various professions. This article is based on research that looks at the experience of women who act as board members for Icelandic seafood companies. The research indicates that, in general, they are content with their positions within the profession, even though the seafood industry is considered to be a very male oriented environment. Nine women were interviewed—all of whom have a seat on the board of a seafood company—in order to shed light on their work environment and how they see themselves within the profession. A qualitative approach was taken and the interviews were copied and analyzed according to thematic coding. The results support certain of the authors’ initial suspicions and indicate that the seafood industry has a strong sense of history and tradition which may be difficult but not at all impossible to subvert. Women are creating a space for themselves within the profession and do not experience negative attitudes from the other sex overall. Even if finding your way into the profession can take some time, they feel that their voices are heard and their ideas are considered. Gender-bound stereotypes are very prevalent within the seafood industry and traditionally men have gotten more respect than women for their work within the profession. Mikið hefur verið ritað um stöðu kvenna í atvinnulífinu og um jafnrétti kynjanna í mismunandi atvinnugreinum. Afar fáar rannsóknir eru þó til á stöðu kvenna í stjórnum fyrirtækja í sjávarútvegi, sem er ein af undirstöðuatvinnugreinum þjóðarinnar. Þessi grein byggir á niðurstöðum rannsóknar á upplifun kvenna sem sitja í stjórnum íslenskra sjávarútvegsfyrirtækja en þær eru ekki margar og nokkrar sitja í fleiri en einni stjórn. Meginniðurstöður sýna að þær sem þó sitja í stjórnum sjávarútvegsfyrirtækja eru almennt ánægðar með stöðu sína innan greinarinnar, þrátt fyrir að sjávarútvegur sé talinn vera afar karllægur heimur. Viðtöl voru tekin við níu konur sem sitja í ... |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Óladóttir, Ásta Dís Pétursdóttir, Guðfinna |
author_facet |
Óladóttir, Ásta Dís Pétursdóttir, Guðfinna |
author_sort |
Óladóttir, Ásta Dís |
title |
Not one of the lads: Women´s fight for credibility in the fishing industry |
title_short |
Not one of the lads: Women´s fight for credibility in the fishing industry |
title_full |
Not one of the lads: Women´s fight for credibility in the fishing industry |
title_fullStr |
Not one of the lads: Women´s fight for credibility in the fishing industry |
title_full_unstemmed |
Not one of the lads: Women´s fight for credibility in the fishing industry |
title_sort |
not one of the lads: women´s fight for credibility in the fishing industry |
publisher |
Research in applied business and economics |
publishDate |
2018 |
url |
https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/efnahagsmal/article/view/a.2018.15.2.1 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(18.430,18.430,69.216,69.216) ENVELOPE(-18.041,-18.041,63.810,63.810) |
geographic |
Kvenna Stjórn |
geographic_facet |
Kvenna Stjórn |
genre |
Iceland |
genre_facet |
Iceland |
op_source |
Research in applied business and economics; Vol. 15 No. 2 (2018); 1-20 Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál; Bnd. 15 Nr. 2 (2018); 1-20 1670-4851 1670-4444 |
op_relation |
https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/efnahagsmal/article/view/a.2018.15.2.1/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/efnahagsmal/article/view/a.2018.15.2.1 |
op_rights |
Copyright (c) 2018 Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál |
_version_ |
1774719286764371968 |