Women in white-collar work at the University of the Witwatersrand: a comparison between black and white female administrators

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dc.contributor.authorMabapa, Rosina Moore
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-14T09:15:29Z
dc.date.available2018-05-14T09:15:29Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Arts, Johannesburg, 2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis research report seeks to explore the experiences of women in white-collar work, particularly by comparing the experiences of black and white female administrators at of the University of the Witwatersrand. What this report illustrates is that both race and generational differences play a significant role in informing the experiences of the female administrators. A qualitative methodology was used to collect data for this report, particularly in-depth interviews to get “detailed information” about the participants’ experiences, beliefs and thoughts. Three main generational groups have been identified among the Wits administrators: Baby Boomers, which is the older generation that is dominated by white female administrators; Generation X; and the Millennial group, which is dominated by black female administrators and consist of the younger generations. This research report thus argues that race has affected the workplace experiences of Wits administrators through generational differences. Furthermore, while generations share similar experiences and world views, they are not homogeneous categoriesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianXL2018en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (viii, 74 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationMabapa, Rosina Moore (2017) Women in white-collar work at the University of the Witwatersrand: a comparison between black and white female administrators, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24477>
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/24477
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshWomen white collar workers--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshWomen college administrators--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshGeneration X--Employment--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshSouth Africa--Race relations
dc.titleWomen in white-collar work at the University of the Witwatersrand: a comparison between black and white female administratorsen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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