הפוליטיקה של ה(אי)-נראוּת: נשים חרדיות מתמרנות בין משטרי נראוּת ובתוכם

Translated title of the contribution: The Politics of (In)visibility Displays: Ultra-Orthodox Women Maneuvering within and between Visibility Regimes

ורדה וסרמן, מיכל פרנקל

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Abstract

Based on a case study of ultra-Orthodox women employed in the high-tech industry in Israel, the current article shows how a matrix of dominance is created, resulting from the intersection of gender and religious identity and exposing them to contradictory visibility regimes of supervision and control by managers, colleagues,and the ultra-Orthodox community. The obedience of ultra-Orthodox female employees to each of the visibility regimes makes them "hyper-subjected" workers;however, at the same time, it allows them to use their (in)visibility as a resource by maneuvering between the different visibility regimes and playing one visibility regime against the other. We claim that this ability to maneuver between the cross-supervision regimes allows them to preserve their status as valuable members of the organization.The article relies on theoretical insights from the research fields of gender and organizational control. Moreover, it reveals the role of multiple gazes, both in reproducing the exclusion and marginalization of ultra-Orthodox women and enabling them to mobilize their marginality to maintain their collective identities.
Translated title of the contributionThe Politics of (In)visibility Displays: Ultra-Orthodox Women Maneuvering within and between Visibility Regimes
Original languageHebrew
Pages (from-to)244-268
Number of pages25
Journalדברים
Volume16ב
StatePublished - 2024

IHP publications

  • IHP publications
  • Associations, institutions, etc
  • High technology industries -- Employees
  • Industrial relations
  • Intersectionality (Sociology)
  • Jewish women
  • Religion
  • Sex
  • Ultra-Orthodox Jews
  • Work

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