MPhil (Public Policy & Administration) UCT;  PhD (Sociology) Stellenbosch University

Teaching areas:

Work, workplaces and society.

Research design and methodology.

Consultation:

By appointment only

Dr Tamlynne Meyer is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and the chairperson of the Research Ethics Committee. Her research interests include gender and racial disparities and inequalities in the workplace, particularly how it is illustrated in professional workspaces (but also other work context). Her most recent work examines the lived reality and subjective experiences of how women in the South African legal profession experiences social closure. Her broader research areas include professional work, workplace inequalities, organisational culture, and intersectionality.

Journals

Meyer, T. (2024). The price women attorneys pay for being mothers in South African law firms. Gender, Work & Organization, 1-17

Meyer, T. (2018). Female attorneys in South Africa: A quantitative analysis.  African Journal of Employee Relations, 42(1), 1-21.

Wildschut, A & Meyer, T. (2017). The boundaries of artisanal work and occupations in South Africa, and their relation to inequality. Labour & Industry: A journal of the social and economic relations of work, 27 (2), 113-130.

Wildschut, A., & Meyer, T. (2016). The changing nature of artisanal work and occupations: Important for understanding labour markets. Development Southern Africa, 33(3), 390-406.

Meyer, T. (2014). Are women moving forward in the South African public service? Journal of Public Administration, Vol 49 (4), 1046-1059.

Books Wildschut, A., Meyer, T & Akoojee, S. (2015). Changing artisanal identity and status: the unfolding South African Story. HSRC Research Monograph, Cape Town: HSRC Press

Book chapters Wildschut, A. & Meyer, T. (2019) Work change, occupational milieus and their impact on skills requirements. In: Kruss, G., Wildschut, A. & Petersen, I. Skills for the future: new research perspectives. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 32-47 Wildschut, A. & Meyer, T. (2019) The boundaries of artisanal work and occupations in South Africa, and their relation to inequality. In: Kruss, G., Wildschut, A. & Petersen, I. Skills for the future: new research perspectives. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 48-60 Review pieces Meyer, T. & Wildschut, A. (2016). Artisan training could assist youth employment. HSRC Review, Vol 14 (2). HSRC, Cape Town. Wildschut, A. & Meyer, T.  (2015). Structural inequality continues to characterise work in the mining sector. HSRC Review, Vol 13 (3), HSRC, Cape Town.