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© 2016 John Wiley & Sons LtdEvidence from male-dominated sectors points to high levels of disability and the disabling nature of working environments. However, research of this nature assumes a medical model of disability that does not account for the social construction of disability or the lived experiences of disabled employees. Using data from seven focus groups (n = 44) and semi-structured interviews with professional transport employees with life-long hidden ‘impairments’, including dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADD/ADHD and Asperger syndrome (n = 22), this paper explores the lived experiences of men and women working in a sector traditionally dominated by men, the transport industry. Key themes include homosociality, public–private divide and the impact of changing work practices. Further, the data revealed how those with hidden ‘impairments’ in part construct their identities in relation to both non-disabled colleagues and those considered stereotypically representing disability (wheelchair users). This study furthers understandings of the relationality of gender and disability in the workplace, and the lived experiences of disabled employees.
Author(s): Sang KJC, Richards J, Marks A
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Gender, Work and Organization
Year: 2016
Volume: 23
Issue: 6
Pages: 566-581
Print publication date: 01/11/2016
Online publication date: 09/08/2016
Acceptance date: 20/06/2016
ISSN (print): 0968-6673
ISSN (electronic): 1468-0432
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12143
DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12143
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