Seven challenges for sexualities, intimacy, non-sexualities at work : What (and what not) to do?

• Workplaces are typically highly gendered – often dramatically so, in terms of organisational hierarchies of authority, divisions of labour, and many other features. Yet, at first sight, many organisations might appear to convey an air of gender-neutrality, even sexlessness, and may present, or might like to present, an image of themselves as sites of genderless and sexless professionalism. The office or the factory can seem at times dull passionless places. But … then again workplaces are not just deeply gendered, but are also places of sexuality, intimacy (and distance), and ambiguous mixes with non-sexuality – often also along with all kinds of antagonisms and violations. So, what is going on with sexuality, intimacy and what can be called non-sexualities at work? So, what kinds of challenges face dealing with sexuality, intimacy, and ambiguous mixes of what might be called non-sexualities at work? Here, I first outline three basic issues in workplaces and organisations that raise immediate and practical attention: sexual and intimate relationships, sexual harassment and bullying, and ambiguities around sexuality, intimacy and non-sexualities. However, these three issues are in turn complicated by four contemporary processes: digitalisation, multiplication of gender and sexual identities, the #MeToo movement, and COVID-19.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Genusstudier (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Gender Studies (hsv//eng)

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gender

organisations

sexuality

intimacy

violence

management

business

work

collaboration

Business Studies

Företagsekonomi

Gender Studies

Genusvetenskap

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