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dc.contributor.authorSeierstad, Cathrine
dc.contributor.authorTatli, Ahu
dc.contributor.authorAldossari, Maryam
dc.contributor.authorHuse, Morten
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-01T08:33:00Z
dc.date.available2021-07-01T08:33:00Z
dc.date.created2019-12-10T10:39:23Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationSeierstad, C., Tatli, A., Aldossari, M., & Huse, M. (2020). Broadening of the Field of Corporate Boards and Legitimate Capitals: An Investigation into the Use of Gender Quotas in Corporate Boards in Norway. Work, Employment and Society.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0950-0170
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2762712
dc.description.abstractDrawing on 31 interviews, we explore the life trajectories of some of the women with most directorships in Norway after the introduction of the quota, with specific attention to their capitals. Adopting a Bourdieusian approach, we examine to what extent forced structural changes (the quota), challenge what are valued as legitimate capital(s) in the field (corporate boards). Our research demonstrates the progressive role of the quota in challenging gendered ideas of suitability. We found that structural adjustments in the field are leading to realignment in terms of the field-specific value and meaning of different types of capitals, which are redrawing the boundaries of the field in the process. We conclude that the external push through state-imposed regulation has broadened the field, resulting in the recognition of a wider set of capitals as legitimate. The study responds to the much-debated question about the utility of quotas in addressing systemic and historical inequalities.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.titleBroadening of the field of corporate boards and legitimate capitals: An investigation into the use of gender quotas in corporate boards in Norwayen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.rights.holder© 2020 The Author(s).en_US
dc.source.journalWork, Employment and Societyen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0950017019892835
dc.identifier.cristin1758691
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