Abstract

This article examines the impact of external jolts on professional women’s careers. Although scholars have begun to address the role of context in career, little research has addressed the effects of unexpected and uncontrollable events. This is regrettable, particularly in the light of the current pandemic that appears to be impacting on us in hitherto unimaginable ways. We draw on the accounts of women professionals who appeared on the iconic BBC radio programme, Desert Island Discs. Our study culminates in two contributions: the first relates to the interplay of structure and agency in women’s accounts of jolts and their response. The second argues that jolts trigger changes in the career imagination, and potentially in professional landscapes themselves.

中文翻译：

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特殊时期的妇女：外部动荡对职业女性职业的影响

摘要

本文研究了外部颠簸对职业女性职业的影响。尽管学者们已经开始研究情境在职业中的作用，但很少有研究探讨意外事件和无法控制的事件的影响。令人遗憾的是，特别是鉴于当前的流行病似乎以前所未有的方式影响着我们。我们借鉴了出现在BBC标志性广播节目“荒岛光盘”中的女性专业人士的话。我们的研究最终有两方面的贡献：第一方面涉及女性对颠簸及其反应的描述中的结构和作用的相互作用。第二种观点认为，颠簸会触发职业想象力的改变，并可能会改变职业前景。