Journal article
Academic women’s silences in Iran: exploring with positioning theory
Gender and Education, Vol.35(8), pp.691-708
2023
Abstract
In this paper, we seek to understand the complexity of women outside ‘the centre’ of scholarship by exploring women’s silences in an Iranian University. Building on a framework of external and internal silencing and positioning theory, we analyse in-depth interviews with 15 women and five men from an Iranian University. Using inductive and deductive approaches to data analysis, we find that women's silences are influenced by their positioning due to constraining forces stemming from the political and societal environment as well as their own perceptions of self. We find prevalent storylines rooted in the broader patriarchal Muslim society, sexist cultural norms and unjust laws in Iran that reify women’s oppressed position, exclusion, and silence within the academic workplace. Manifesting through socialization processes and stereotypical perceptions of gender roles, these prevalent storylines silence academic women and position them to be silent. We identify emerging emancipatory storylines that foster women’s positioning from being silenced to being heard.
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- Title
- Academic women’s silences in Iran: exploring with positioning theory
- Authors
- Leila Lotfi Dehkharghani (Corresponding Author) - University of WarsawJane Menzies (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative IndustriesHarsh Suri (Author) - Deakin University
- Publication details
- Gender and Education, Vol.35(8), pp.691-708
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/09540253.2023.2250817
- ISSN
- 1360-0516
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99968897102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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