... at the preliminary stages of the contracting-out process. Because often the occupational standards administrators are women who have amassed experience in various social services, and who struggle to protect that skill recognition, their emotions become relevant to the analysis of the processes that shape...

...Ellen Kuhlmann; Ivy Lynn Bourgeault; Elena Iarskaia‐Smirnova; Pavel Romanov Purpose This article seeks to uncover the gendered nature of discourses in social services and social work textbooks and their impact on the professional identity of social workers in Russia. Design/methodology/approach...