Opting Out and in: On Women's Careers and New Lifestyles

ISBN-13: 9781138351950 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 150 str.

Finland) Ingrid (Hanken School of Economics Biese

Opis

Opting Out and In introduces a new perspective and definition of opting out that better reflects contemporary issues and lifestyles as well as providing a clear and critical analysis on what it is that propels women to opt out; the workings of identity before, during, and after the opting out process; and what it is that they opt in to instead in the new lifestyles they adopt. Written in an engaging and accessible style, Opting Out and In will strongly appeal to researchers and practitioners alike. The book will appeal to scholars and researchers in the field of social theory, globalization, feminist studies, and identity studies.

O autorze

Ingrid Biese is an Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Management and Organisation at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. After having opted out of a career in consulting, Ingrid started working on a PhD, which she received from the Hawke Research Institute at the University of South Australia. Her primary area of research is opting out and in among both men and women, as well as sustainable working cultures and career models. Ingrid has introduced a new definition of opting out to include leaving mainstream career models to adopt new lifestyles where one can live and work on one’s own terms. Other areas of interest are globalization, individualization, identity and gender. Ingrid regularly gives talks and engages in public debates on sustainable careers and lifestyles, for example through her blog theoptingoutblog.com.