Feminism and Working Environments

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What is the primary focus of diversity work in the context of the text?

Ignoring the norms of an institution

Maintaining the norms of an institution

Transforming an institution (correct)

Avoiding any change in an institution

In the text, what is described as 'the hardenings of history'?

Efforts to transform organizations

Brick walls (correct)

Institutional norms

Feminist theory

How does the author relate diversity work to feminist theory?

By showcasing how power techniques are learned during efforts to transform institutions (correct)

By avoiding any institutional transformation

By highlighting the irrelevance of power dynamics

By promoting conformity to institutional norms

What does the author suggest we learn about from efforts to transform an existence?

The materiality of power Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for diversity workers to come up against brick walls?

To learn about the materiality of power Signup and view all the answers

How does the author propose diversity work can be viewed in relation to everyday existence?

As transforming one's own existence within norms Signup and view all the answers

What does the author hope will be relevant to other working environments?

Being a feminist at work Signup and view all the answers

Why does the author mention that most people with feminist commitments end up working for organizations that do not share those commitments?

To highlight the challenges faced by feminist individuals in the workplace Signup and view all the answers

What is the 'gap between a symbolic commitment and a lived reality' mentioned in the text primarily referring to?

The discrepancy between organizational mission statements and actual practices Signup and view all the answers

What is often used as a mask to create the appearance of transformation in organizations?

Equality and diversity rhetoric Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the consequences of working as a feminist within organizations?

Experiencing difficulties in challenging power Signup and view all the answers

How does the author suggest feminist individuals can address the gap between symbolic commitments and lived realities?

By challenging the mere appearance of transformation Signup and view all the answers

What was the author's initial perception of their qualitative research project?

A departure from their usual work Signup and view all the answers

In the process of writing 'Living a Feminist Life,' what did the author realize about their research trajectory?

It was a continuation of their previous work Signup and view all the answers

What role do women of color play within universities?

Ethnographers observing diversity and equality Signup and view all the answers

What term does the author use to describe the work that women of color are doing within universities?

Diversity work Signup and view all the answers

How does the author characterize the collective humor shared by women of color in universities?

Derived from observations about white heteropatriarchy Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of university life do women of color often observe according to the text?

Peculiar habits of white heteropatriarchy Signup and view all the answers