Organizational Obliviousness: Entrenched Resistance to Gender Integration in the Military

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Alesha Doan (University of Kansas) Shannon Portillo (University of Kansas)

Organizational Obliviousness

Entrenched Resistance to Gender Integration in the Military

Alesha Doan (University of Kansas), Shannon Portillo (University of Kansas)

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English

Cambridge University Press
13 June 2019

Public administration; Human rights; Special & elite forces; Military administration; Organisational theory & behaviour

Series: Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration

Exploring efforts to integrate women into combat forces in the military, we investigate how resistance to equity becomes entrenched, ultimately excluding women from being full participants in the workplace. Based on focus groups and surveys with members of Special Operations, we found most of the resistance is rooted in traditional gender stereotypes that are often bolstered through organizational policies and practices. The subtlety of these practices often renders them invisible. We refer to this invisibility as organizational obliviousness. Obliviousness exists at the individual level, it becomes reinforced at the cultural level, and, in turn, cultural practices are entrenched institutionally by policies. Organizational obliviousness may not be malicious or done to actively exclude or harm, but the end result is that it does both. Throughout this Element we trace the ways that organizational obliviousness shapes individuals, culture, and institutional practices throughout the organization.

By: Alesha Doan (University of Kansas), Shannon Portillo (University of Kansas)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 110g
ISBN: 9781108465434
ISBN 10: 1108465439
Series: Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 13 June 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Entrenched resistance at the individual level; 3. Entrenched resistance at the cultural level; 4. Entrenched resistance at the institutional level; 5. Conclusion.