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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Intersections between gender, race, identity work, agency and power relations in organisation studies;

Technofeminism, sex and changing subjectivites;

Leadership and feminist ethics;

Inclusion, diversity and equality in the workplace;

Writing differently and creative methodologies in research;

Postfeminist communities.

Key Publications

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  • Co-constructing new ways of working: Relationality and care in post-pandemic academia, Sai, L., Gao, G., Mandalaki, E., Zhang, L., Williams, J. 11 Mar 2024, In: Culture and Organization
  • Exploring caring collaborations in academia through feminist reflexive dialogs, Johansson, J., Gao, G., Sölvell, ., Wigren-Kristoferson, C. 22 Feb 2024, In: Gender, Work & Organization
  • Learning from Using Feminist Duoethnography in Organization Research: Exploring Women’s Experiences of Everyday Racism and Changing Racial Identities, Gao, G., Sai, L. 21 Feb 2024
  • Questing the Work-Life Challenges Faced by Solo-Living Women Academics: Can there be a “life” for us?, Gao, G., Sai, L., Xu, M. 12 Jan 2024, Work-Life Inclusion , Bingley, Emerald Publishing
  • Writing touch, writing (epistemic) vulnerability, Kaasila-Pakanen, A., Jääskeläinen, P., Gao, G., Mandalaki, E., Zhang, L., Einola, K., Johansson, J., Pullen, A. 1 Jan 2024, In: Gender, Work and Organization
  • Opposing the toxic apartheid: The painted veil of the COVID‐19 pandemic, race and racism, Gao, G., Sai, L. 1 Jan 2021, In: Gender, Work and Organization
  • Writing multi‐vocal intersectionality in times of crisis, Einola, K., Elkina, A., Gao, G., Hambleton, J., Kassila-Pakanen, A., Mandalaki, E., Zhang, L., Pullen, A. 1 Jul 2021, In: Gender, Work and Organization
  • Towards a ‘virtual’ world: Social isolation and struggles during the COVID‐19 pandemic as single women living alone, Gao, G., Sai, L. 1 Sep 2020, In: Gender, Work and Organization
  • Writing resistance together, Ahonen, P., Blomberg, A., Doerr, K., Einola, K., Elkina, A., Gao, G., Hambleton, J., Helin, J., Huopalainen, A., Johannsen, ., Johansson, J., Jääskeläinen, P., Kaasila-Pakanen, A., Kivinen, N., Mandalaki, E., Meriläinen, ., Pullen, A., Salmela, T., Tienari, J., Wickström, A., Zhang, L. 1 Jul 2020, In: Gender, Work and Organization

Qualifications

  • Marketing and Market Research MSc
  • Management Science PhD
  • Teaching & Learning PGCert

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