Jessy 10/21

Connie Bullis and Karen Rohrauck Stout’s article on the “Feminist Standpoint Approach” was one of my favorite so far this semester because of its depth and honesty. We often think of a “standpoint” as merely a passive view, but their standards are much higher as they contend that standpoints are “achievements […] which are achieved through reflexive struggle” (58). What I appreciated most about their piece was that they offered an example of their own research to illustrate the contrast between traditional approaches to organizational socialization and the feminist standpoint approach. The really clever thing about this strategy is that it makes their piece an actual example of a feminist standpoint study by including self-reflexivity. As they write “we prefer to critique our own work to personalize the reflexivity espoused by feminism” (71). Self-reflexivity is a notion that I have been comfortable considering while conducting my research; however, I have been less successful with explicitedly incorporating introspection into my actual writing. What role does self-reflexivity play in your research? Moreover, do you see the feminist standpoint approach being useful to other organizational interests such as organizational culture?