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Rekrytering och Intersektionalitet: En kvalitativ studie om kön- och etnisk diskriminering
Dalarna University, School of Culture and Society.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Recruitment and Intersectionality : A Qualitative Study on Gender and Ethnic Discrimination (English)
Abstract [en]

This qualitative study investigates how intersectional factors influence the recruitment procedure, with a particular focus on the employment of women from a different, non-white ethnic backgrounds. Although many organizations implement structured and value-based recruitment methods to promote diversity and inclusion, previous research shows that the outcomes are often limited. The study analyzes hiring manager perceptions of intersectionality and how inequality is reproduced within recruitment context. Using Kimberlé Crenshaw´s theory of intersectionality as the theoretical framework, interviews were conducted to highlight hiring manager perspectives. The results indicate that structural racism is a recurring theme, both in the empirical material and the theoretical analyses. The study also demonstrates how hegemonic feminism contributes to a segregated work environment, where white womendominated settings can create exclusionary practices toward marginalized groups. Furthermore, the research emphasizes the need for more studies focusing on women from marginalized groups, as their experiences often remain invisible within prevailing feminist research that primarily reflects the perspectives of white women.

Abstract [sv]

Denna kvalitativa studie undersöker hur intersektionella faktorer påverkar rekryteringsprocesser, med särskilt fokus på anställning av kvinnor med olika etnisk bakgrund. Trots att många organisationer tillämpar strukturerade och värdegrundsbaserade rekryteringsmetoder för att främja mångfald och inkludering, visar tidigare forskning att utfallet ofta är begränsat. Studien analyserar rekryterares uppfattningar om intersektionalitet och hur ojämlikhet reproduceras inom rekryteringssammanhang. Med Kimberlé Crenshaws teori om intersektionalitet som teoretiskt ramverk, har intervjuer genomförts för att belysa rekryterares perspektiv. Resultaten indikerar att strukturell rasism är ett återkommande inslag, både i det empiriska materialet och i de teoretiska analyserna. Studien visar även hur hegemonisk feminism bidrar till ett segregerat arbetsliv, där vita kvinnodominerade miljöer kan skapa exkluderande praktiker mot marginaliserade grupper. Vidare understryker forskningen behovet av fler studier som fokuserar på kvinnor från marginaliserade grupper, då deras erfarenheter ofta förblir osynliggjorda inom rådande feministisk forskning som främst utgår från vita kvinnors perspektiv.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025.
Keywords [en]
Recruitment, Intersection, Ethics, Ethnicity, Gender/Sex, Discrimination, Inequality, Hegemonic Feminism, Marginalization.
Keywords [sv]
Rekrytering, etik, etnicitet, genus/kön, diskriminering, ojämlikhet, hegemonisk feminism, intersektion och marginalisering
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Work Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-51249OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-51249DiVA, id: diva2:1998498
Subject / course
Human Resource Management
Available from: 2025-09-17 Created: 2025-09-17 Last updated: 2025-10-09

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