Mark Gatto- Doctor of Philosophy
- Professor (Assistant) at Northumbria University
Mark Gatto
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Professor (Assistant) at Northumbria University
Parents at Work | Masculinites | Fiction as method | Equity & Diversity | Diversity Networks | Engaged Scholarship
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Introduction
I am a Lecturer in Critical Organisation Studies whose main research interest is the gender inequity experienced by parents in paid employment. I adopt a critical perspect on how patriarchal discourse and masculinities affect individuals in organisational contexts, particularly the motherhood penalty and patriarchal dividend.
I pursue innovateive methodologies, including fictocriticism and the use of dystopian fiction.
Finally, I co-lead a Parents and Carers Networks researc project.
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Publications (11)
In this paper, we describe a mechanism for subverting the institutional-level neo-liberal hidden curricula of responsibility learning in universities by using a positive hidden curriculum based on extra-curricular activities partnering staff and students. In our study, we leverage projects from an institution-sponsored Justice, Equality, Diversity...
The COVID-19 pandemic, as an ongoing societal crisis, compounds pre-existing intersectional inequalities. Since the start of this crisis, those on the margins-women, single parents , LGBTQ+, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic peoples-and those living in precarity and poverty found themselves increasingly "othered. " As a group of academics who encou...
Exposing interpellation with dystopian fiction: a critical discourse analysis technique to disrupt hegemonic masculinity Abstract Dystopian fiction (DF) speculates on 'the hegemonic order and… resistance' (Baccolini & Moylan, 2003). Applying unconventional methods can enable researchers to look again from a new critical angle and challenge the prim...
Adopting an intersectional feminist lens, we explore our identities as single and co-parents thrust into the new reality of the UK COVID-19 lock-down. As two PhD students, we present shared reflections on our intersectional and divergent experiences of parenting and our attempts to protect our work and families during a pandemic. We reflect on the...
Parenthood is a high impact, and culturally divisive issue; its influence over organisational life is as normalised as the negative consequences for working parents. The parental problem is indicative of patriarchal cultures idolising ‘hegemonic masculinity’ (HM), which privileges masculine careers. Such hegemonic problems demand radical, multiface...
The paper reports findings from a futures workshop to consider surprises-unexpected or astonishing events or facts-that may await HRD. Participants were asked to identify an HRD issue for the future and then pose questions that placed surprise up front and that could indicate a vulnerability for HRD. Two scenarios are developed for the year 2028 an...
The paper reports findings from a futures workshop to consider surprises — unexpected or astonishing events or facts — that may await HRD. Participants were asked to identify an HRD issue for the future and then pose questions that placed surprise up front and that could indicate a vulnerability for HRD. Two scenarios are developed for the year 202...
