Session Summary

Session Number:218
Session ID:S362
Session Title:Feminism/Otherness: Celebrating Journeys of Change and Discovery on the 50th Anniversary of Beauvoir's The Second Sex and the Verge of a New Millenni
Short Title:Change and Feminism Journeys
Session Type:Division Joint Symposium
Hotel:Hyatt East
Floor:LL2
Room:GndBall E
Time:Monday, August 09, 1999 12:20 PM - 2:10 PM

Sponsors

GDO  (Audrey Murrell)amurrell@katz.business.pitt.edu (412) 648-1651 
MOC  (Kathleen Sutcliffe)ksutclif@umich.edu (734) 764-2312 

General People

Chair Krefting, Linda A. Texas Tech U. odkrt@coba.ttu.edu 806-742-2157 
Discussant Marshall, Judi  U. of Bath j.marshall@bath.ac.uk 1225-826743 

Submissions

Hidden Gendered Assumptions in Organizational Theory 
Presenter Martin, Joanne  Stanford U. Martin_Joanne@gsb.stanford.edu 650-723-9932 
The Potential for Alternative Forms of Inquiry 
Presenter Knights, David  Keele University d.knights@mngt.keele.ac.uk +44 1663 654034 
Reconsidering Essentialism 
Presenter Krefting, Linda A. Texas Tech U. odkrt@coba.ttu.edu 806-742-2157 
Reflections on a Borderland Jouney on the Verge of Turning Fifty And Discovering Beauvoir 
Presenter Bell, Ella L. U. of North Carolina, Charlotte eebell@email.uncc.edu (704)-547-3199 
Ignored for "Good Reason?" 
Presenter Smircich, Linda  U. of Massachusetts, Amherst smircich@mgmt.umass.edu 413-545-5693 
Presenter Calas, Marta B. U. of Massachusetts, Amherst marta@mgmt.umass.edu 413-545-5679 

Abstract

Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex is widely credited for inspiring the contemporary women's movement. Her analysis of woman as man's Other problematized universal perspectives, opening possibilities for women to recognize and contest exclusion. "Change and Development Journeys" prompted by pressures from the women's movement have increased pluralism in representation within the Academy of Management over the last 50 years and are a source for theoretical and methodological insights as we move "Into a Pluralistic World" of the new millennium. Golden anniversaries and momentous beginnings are cause for celebrating the pluralism nurtured by feminism over the last half century as well as for considering the challenges that remain ahead. In Feminism/Otherness, presenters will reflect both retrospectively and prospectively on personal, intellectual and political journeys toward reforming organizational scholarship, both theory and method, to address pluralism in the coming millennium. Consistent with communication styles typical of women, audience breakout groups will replace the traditional discussant as a means to incorporate Other voices.