Gendering and Gender in Public Service Organizations: Changing Professional Identities Under New Public Management
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Public Management Review
- Vol. 4 (4) , 461-484
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14616670210163024
Abstract
This article examines the enactment of new public management (NPM) in public service professional organizations, the nature of professional/managerial subjectivities promoted within the NPM discourse, and the implications for male and female professionals/managers. The article has two aims. First, taking a gender ing organization perspective, it explores the gendered meanings of NPM and the promotion of new professional/managerial subjectivities. Second, focusing on gender in organizations, the article then considers the implications of the enactment of NPM for male and female professionals/managers. The article illustrates the complex, manifold and fluid nature of both the meanings ascribed to NPM and individual responses. It is argued that a gender lens offers a more nuanced and sophisticated understanding of NPM enactment and the implications of this for public service professionals/managers are considered.Keywords
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