Contested ‘respectability’: gender and labour in the life stories of Tanzanian women and men in the hospitality industry
Although ‘disrespectability’ has been discerned as an important discourse that accompanies Tanzanian women’s engagement in hospitality jobs, it remains unclear how they counter this devaluation and whether their male co-workers are affected as well. Using a life-story methodology with a sample of 20...
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| description | Although ‘disrespectability’ has been discerned as an important discourse that accompanies Tanzanian women’s engagement in hospitality jobs, it remains unclear how they counter this devaluation and whether their male co-workers are affected as well. Using a life-story methodology with a sample of 20 male and female employees, this study shows how men and women are unevenly hit by the assignment of ‘shame’ and how they resist. Better pay and more professional training could improve workers’ standing, but might also trigger new processes of closure detrimental to gender equity. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1034612024-05-01T08:17:07Z Contested ‘respectability’: gender and labour in the life stories of Tanzanian women and men in the hospitality industry Fischer, Gundula labour gender tanzania east africa Although ‘disrespectability’ has been discerned as an important discourse that accompanies Tanzanian women’s engagement in hospitality jobs, it remains unclear how they counter this devaluation and whether their male co-workers are affected as well. Using a life-story methodology with a sample of 20 male and female employees, this study shows how men and women are unevenly hit by the assignment of ‘shame’ and how they resist. Better pay and more professional training could improve workers’ standing, but might also trigger new processes of closure detrimental to gender equity. 2018-07-03 2019-08-29T10:28:03Z 2019-08-29T10:28:03Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103461 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Fischer, G. (2018). Contested ‘respectability’: gender and labour in the life stories of Tanzanian women and men in the hospitality industry. Journal of Eastern African Studies, 12(3), 575-593. |
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| title | Contested ‘respectability’: gender and labour in the life stories of Tanzanian women and men in the hospitality industry |
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| title_short | Contested ‘respectability’: gender and labour in the life stories of Tanzanian women and men in the hospitality industry |
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