Quelle: International journal of environmental research and public health, 19 (2022) 12
Inhalt: Current trends in quantitative health research have highlighted the inadequacy of the usual operationalisation of sex and gender, resulting in a growing demand for more nuanced options. This scoping review provides an overview of recent instruments for the operationalisation of sex and gender in health-related research beyond a concept of mutually exclusive binary categories as male or masculine vs. female or feminine. Our search in three databases (Medline, Scopus and Web of Science) returned 9935 matches, of which 170 were included. From these, we identified 77 different instruments. The number and variety of instruments measuring sex and/or gender in quantitative health-related research increased over time. Most of these instruments were developed with a US-American student population. The majority of instruments focused on the assessment of gender based on a binary understanding, while sex or combinations of sex and gender were less frequently measured. Different populations may require the application of different instruments, and various research questions may ask for different dimensions of sex and gender to be studied. Despite the clear interest in the development of novel sex and/or gender instruments, future research needs to focus on new ways of operationalisation that account for their variability and multiple dimensions.
Schlagwörter:Fragebogen; Gender; Geschlechterbegriff; Geschlechtervielfalt; Gesundheitsforschung; intersectionality; Item; literature review; quantitative Forschung; sex
CEWS Kategorie:Diversity, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Patterns and Trends of Same-Sex Partner Choice in Germany
Autor/in:
Lengerer, Andrea; Schroedter, Julia H.
Quelle: Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 53 (2022) 2, S 161–188
Inhalt: This paper analyses the age and educational homogamy of same-sex couples in Germany over a 20-year period from 1996 to 2015. Data of the Microcensus show that cohabiting same-sex couples are less likely to be homogamous than cohabiting different-sex couples, both in terms of age and education. For same-sex couples, gender matters, male same-sex couples being the most diverse. The analyses thus confirm previous results for other European countries. Hitherto, changes in the homogamy of same-sex couples over time had not been studied in Europe, mainly due to data constraints. However, major changes in the visibility and legal acceptance of same-sex couples suggest that their patterns of partner choice are becoming more similar to those of different-sex couples. Our analyses show that the age difference among female same-sex couples has indeed narrowed over time, converging with the age difference among different-sex couples. For male same-sex couples though, there is no clear trend. In terms of educational homogamy, contrary to our assumption, we find a clear decline among same-sex couples of both genders since the 2000s, making them even more dissimilar to different-sex couples.
Setting adequate wages for workers: Managers' work experience, incentive scheme and gender matter
Autor/in:
Huber, David; Kühl, Leonie; Szech, Nora
Quelle: PLOS ONE (PLOS ONE), 17 (2022) 8
Inhalt: Many societies report an increasingly divergent development of managers' salaries compared to that of their workforce. Moreover, there is often a lack in diversity amongst managerial boards. We investigate the role of managers' gender and incentive scheme on wages chosen for workers by conducting two experimental studies. The data reveal male managers respond in more self-oriented ways to their incentive scheme. Further, we find that experience with the workers' task can increase appreciation of workers. Effects are strongest when the managers' compensation scheme rules out self-orientation. Overall, female managers display more consistency in choosing adequate wages for workers, i.e. their choices are less affected by incentives. An increase in diversity may thus help reducing salary disparities and foster work atmosphere.
Pronouns Beyond the Binary: The Change of Attitudes and Use Over Time
Autor/in:
Gustafsson Sendén, Marie; Renström, Emma; Lindqvist, Anna
Quelle: Gender & society : official publication of Sociologists for Women in Society, 35 (2021) 4, S 588–615
Inhalt: Gender-inclusive language, such as the Swedish pronoun hen, may aid in breaking a binary notion of gender and avoid sexism. The present study followed the implementa1tion of a gender-inclusive third-person pronoun singular (hen) in Swedish in two sur2veys with representative samples in 2015 (at the time when hen was introduced in the official Swedish dictionary; N =1212) and in 2018 (N =2009). The surveys comprised
measures of attitudes toward, and use of, hen as well as possible predictors such as area of residence, age, preferred pronoun, political orientation, and interest in gender issues. Results showed that attitudes toward hen became more positive and that use of hen increased between 2015 and 2018. About half of the population used hen in their communication in 2018, which is a 14-percentage-point increase from 2015. Younger age, she or hen as preferred pronoun, political left-wing orientation, and interest in
gender issues predicted a more positive attitude and a more frequent use. Furthermore,
the positive change between 2015 and 2018 was larger among younger people, indicat3ing that hen will remain in the Swedish language. The present research is unique in that
it follows a gender-fair language initiative during its implementation in representative
samples, thereby providing insights for social movements aiming for gender-fair lan4guage. We also discuss the theoretical implications of a gender-inclusive pronoun in
comparison with past studies on gender-fair language.
Provinzialismus und Semi-Intersektionalität: Fallstricke des Feminismus in postkolonialen Zeiten
Autor/in:
Kerner, Ina
Quelle: Feministische Studien, 38 (2020) 1, S 76–93
Inhalt: Im Folgenden geht es weniger um Pakistan als um Komplexitäten des Feminismus in postkolonialen Zeiten. Meine Erfahrungen vor Ort und die Diskussionen mit Farzana Bari erscheinen mir in diesem Zusammenhang aber wichtig; denn sie haben meine intersektionalen und postkolonialen Überzeugungen herausgefordert und die folgenden Überlegungen inspiriert. Seit Jahren gehe ich davon aus, dass der intersektionale Feminismus aus analytischen und aus politischen Gründen nicht-intersektionalen feministischen Positionen vorzuziehen ist. Denn letztere reflektieren häufig in erster Linie die Interessen und Prioritäten jener Frauen, denen in Bezug auf Merkmale wie »Rasse« und Ethnizität, Religion, Klasse oder Sexualität ein vergleichsweise privilegierter Status zukommt. Farzana Bari ist anderer Ansicht. Für sie, die lokal handelt, aber global denkt, stellt sich der intersektionale Feminismus praktisch als Entsolidarisierung dar, und zwar als Entsolidarisierung in einem Kampf, in dem vergleichsweise privilegierte Frauen ihre Privilegien just zu dem Zweck einsetzen, weniger privilegierte Frauen bei der Realisierung basaler Rechte zu unterstützen und damit zugleich in die öffentliche Verhandlung von Geschlechterverhältnissen zu intervenieren. Bari ist Aktivistin und verfolgt das Ziel, gravierende geschlechterpolitische Missstände zu bekämpfen. Dies erfordert mehr als eine kritische Analyse dieser Missstände. Und es erfordert vermutlich auch mehr als eine kritische Analyse der eigenen Privilegien.
Aber was genau ist es, das es erfordert, insbesondere seitens potentieller Verbündeter im Westen? Wie kann und sollte eine internationale und kontextübergreifende feministische Solidarität aussehen, die Baris Bedenken ernst nimmt, ohne dabei zentrale intersektionale und postkoloniale Einsichten aufzugeben? Dies sind die Fragen, die ich im Folgenden zu beantworten suche. Zu diesem Zweck gehe ich in fünf Schritten vor. Zunächst erinnere ich an die Idee des globalen Feminismus sowie an die postkoloniale Kritik an diesem Konzept. Zweitens gehe ich auf das ein, was Farzana Bari als Effekt des Intersektionalitätsdiskurses beschreibt, nämlich eine Tendenz des gegenwärtigen kritischen feministischen Aktivismus im Westen, sich von transnationalem Engagement zurückzuhalten; diese Tendenz bezeichne ich als feministischen Provinzialismus. Drittens stehen Positionen der kritischen feministischen Theorie und Wissenschaft im Mittelpunkt, die der erwähnten Zurückhaltung entsprechen, und ich argumentiere, warum ich sie für nicht ausreichend intersektional halte, sondern eher als eine Form der Semi-Intersektionalität verstehe. Viertens geht es um weibliche Figuren des gegenwärtigen Orientalismus, die im Hintergrund der globalen Geschlechterpolitik eine Rolle spielen; dabei soll deutlich werden, dass auch die Zuschreibung von Handlungsfähigkeit keinesfalls vor Vereinnahmung und Instrumentalisierung schützt. Dem folgt fünftens ein kurzes Fazit, in dem ich Möglichkeiten umreiße, die sowohl bezogen auf die eher forschungsbezogenen Aspekte der transnationalen feministischen Solidarität als auch mit Blick auf feministischen Aktivismus Auswege aus den zuvor skizzierten Problemen versprechen könnten
Autor/in:
McKinzie, Ashleigh E.; Richards, Patricia L.
Quelle: sociology compass, 13 (2019) 4, 14 S
Inhalt: The concept of intersectionality has fundamentally changed
feminist theorizing and the study of women and gender.
However, intersectional research, theorizing, and practice
also have been subject to important critiques. This article
provides a brief genealogy of intersectionality and summarizes
major critiques. We recognize value in these critiques
as well as the ongoing power of an intersectional lens. We
therefore advocate what we call “context‐driven
intersectionality,” arguing that attention to the historical,
political, economic, and social factors that shape power relationships
and social structures is critical to conducting
robust intersectional analyses that avoid reification of social
categories and inequalities.
The Genderqueer Identity (GQI) Scale: Measurement and validation of four distinct subscales with trans and LGBQ clinical and community samples in two countries
Autor/in:
McGuire, Jenifer K.; Beek, Titia F.; Catalpa, Jory M.; Steensma, Thomas D.
Quelle: The international Journal of Transgenderism, 20 (2019) 2-3, S 289–304
Inhalt: Background: Non-binary gender measurement has grown out of a need for accurate representation in scholarship and public health services available to a diverse gender population. Aims: The Genderqueer Identity Scale (GQI) was developed to allow for a multidimensional assessment of genderqueer identity, including non-binary identity, socially constructed versus essentialist gender, theoretical awareness of gender concepts, and gender fluidity. The GQI was designed to assess gender identity across a full spectrum of gender, at any age after mid-adolescence, and at various stages of gender identity development, including prior to, during, and after a gender transition, where applicable. Two of the GQI subscales focus on intrapersonal processes, while two focus on interpersonal processes. Methods: The measure was piloted and refined across four distinct samples: a U.S. university based LGBT sample, consecutive clinical referrals at the Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, a Dutch LGB community sample, and an online survey forum (LGBTQ). Results: The first exploratory factor analysis identified minor potential adjustments, which were refined and retested. Researchers evaluated and cross-validated the hypothesized factor structure and determined that the three factor GQI subscales and the unidimensional Gender Fluidity measure yielded internally consistent and valid scores among transgender individuals seeking clinical treatment and LGB individuals within a community setting. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses provide evidence of good reliability, construct validity, and internal consistency of all four subscales. Discussion: The subscales were appropriate across a spectrum of gender identities and can be taken in the same form over time and across gender transition statuses, making them suitable for clinical evaluation and community based longitudinal research with trans-identified or gender nonconforming persons. The development of the GQI fills critical gaps in gender-related measurement including the ability to assess multiple dimensions of gender identity, and to assess gender identity across time.
Schlagwörter:genderqueer; identity; LGBTQ+; queer; trans
CEWS Kategorie:Diversity, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
'Lost in Transition': Some preliminary considerations on voicing transgender and gender non-conforming discrimination in the workplace
Autor/in:
Bizjak, Davide
Quelle: puntOorg international journal, 4 (2019) 1, S 49–55
Inhalt: This article proposes a model aimed at considering both voice and inclusion during social
and medical transition of transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people in their
workplace. A preliminary theoretical framework is focused on voice and inclusion in
organisation. The rationale of this article lies in the difficulties expressed in current research
in taking into account TGNC issues in organisation due to lack of empirical evidence. The
model proposed in the current work intends to add knowledge on the experiences of TGNC
people within their workplaces, especially during the transition process.
Schlagwörter:Arbeitsatmosphäre; diversity in the workplace; healthcare; inclusion; non-binary; silencing; Transgender; voicing
CEWS Kategorie:Diversity, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
The Future of Sex and Gender in Psychology : Five Challenges to the Gender Binary
Autor/in:
Hyde, Janet Shibley; Bigler, Rebecca S.; Joel, Daphna; Tate, Charlotte Chucky; van Anders, Sari M.
Quelle: American Psychologist, 74 (2019) 2, S 171–193
Inhalt: The view that humans comprise only two types of beings, women and men, a framework that is sometimes referred to as the "gender binary," played a profound role in shaping the history of psychological science. In recent years, serious challenges to the gender binary have arisen from both academic research and social activism. This review describes 5 sets of empirical findings, spanning multiple disciplines, that fundamentally undermine the gender binary. These sources of evidence include neuroscience findings that refute sexual dimorphism of the human brain; behavioral neuroendocrinology findings that challenge the notion of genetically fixed, nonoverlapping, sexually dimorphic hormonal systems; psychological findings that highlight the similarities between men and women; psychological research on transgender and nonbinary individuals' identities and experiences; and developmental research suggesting that the tendency to view gender/sex as a meaningful, binary category is culturally determined and malleable. Costs associated with reliance on the gender binary and recommendations for future research, as well as clinical practice, are outlined.
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Schlagwörter:cultural determination; Dimorphismus; Gender; gender identity; Geschlechterbinarität; neuroscience; non-binary; Psychologie; sex difference; social neuroendocrinology; Transgender
CEWS Kategorie:Diversity, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung