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Balancing the Scales of Gender and Culture in Contemporary South Africa

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This chapter presents an overview of relevant aspects regarding gender and culture in the South African context to provide context-specific societal and organisational insights. This work is based on a review of current literature and the latest empirical work on gender and culture conducted by the authors. First, theoretical approaches to gender and culture from a historical perspective in South Africa are introduced. Next, concepts of gender, culture and race within contemporary, democratic post-apartheid South Africa are discussed as a prelude to the demonstration of the gender transformation in the South African workforce. The relationship between gender and culture in various South African organisations, such as industrial, ecclesiastical, medical and educational fields, is examined to provide an understanding of gender stereotypes and the changing work identity of women in the South African workplace. We focus in particular on the impact of gender and culture dynamics on health and well-being, as well as strategies organisations employ to facilitate gender equity and female empowerment. This will provide information and new ideas into related areas of research, presenting practical insights into gender and culture, after which a conclusion, the theoretical and practical implications and future research options will be presented.

Claude-Hélène Mayer is a visiting Professor at the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology at the University of South Africa, Pretoria, with research focus on cultural and health psychology in organisations and gender in leadership.Antoni Barnard is a Professor at the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology at the University of South Africa, Pretoria, with research focus on the wellbeing of women in male-dominated occupations.

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    Physical challenges in their study refer to women experiencing physical constraints working in the mining sector, for example physical strength required in lifting and shifting machinery, inability to work underground when pregnant, lack of female changing rooms as well as sexual innuendos from male colleagues with regard to their physical appearance.

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Mayer, CH., Barnard, A. (2015). Balancing the Scales of Gender and Culture in Contemporary South Africa. In: Safdar, S., Kosakowska-Berezecka, N. (eds) Psychology of Gender Through the Lens of Culture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14005-6_16

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