活動

#週三性別座談會

Date: March 18, 2026 (Wed)
Time: 12:30 – 14:00
Venue: Hui Yeung Shing Building G01, CUHK
Language: English

Speaker: Lingyan Tu
(PhD Candidate, Gender Studies Programme and Department of Sociology, CUHK)

Moderator: Prof. SONG Jing
(Associate Professor, Gender Studies Programme, CUHK; Associate Researcher (by courtesy), Shenzhen Research Institute, CUHK)

Abstract

Organizational structures are not gender-neutral; rather, gendered assumptions shape the documents, norms, values, and other taken-for-granted foundations in the construction and maintenance of workplaces. Inspired by Acker’s theory of gendered organizations, this study investigates the gender dynamics embedded within the workplace culture of China’s high-tech sector. Drawing on qualitative data from archived documents and in-depth interviews with employees from two high-tech companies in mainland China, my study examines how gender is constructed in the high-tech workplace and how these cultural constructions contribute to labor control. More specifically, I analyze the gendered patterns of compliance and resistance under the ‘996’ overwork norm, exploring why Chinese tech workers devote themselves to such an intensive work regime and how this commitment is shaped by gender. By bringing gender back into labor process analysis, this study highlights the importance of gendered subjectivities in the organization of work—particularly within today’s seemingly flat, flexible, and project-based high-tech companies.

Speaker’s Biography

Lingyan Tu is currently a PhD Candidate in Gender Studies Programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests focus on gender and work, particularly gender and labor issues in China’s technology and innovation sectors.