An intersectional analysis of our robotic future

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Lindsay Balfour
Keyword(s):  
Intersectional Analysis

scholarly journals Socio-economic disparities in the dispensation of antibiotics in Sweden 2016–2017: An intersectional analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy

2021 ◽  
pp. 140349482098149
Author(s):  
Maria Wemrell ◽  
Cecilia Lenander ◽  
Kristofer Hansson ◽  
Raquel Vicente Perez ◽  
Katarina Hedin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Individual Heterogeneity ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Swedish Population ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Discriminatory Accuracy ◽  
Intersectional Analysis ◽  
Socio Economic Variables

Aims: Antimicrobial resistance presents an increasingly serious threat to global public health, which is directly related to how antibiotic medication is used in society. Actions aimed towards the optimised use of antibiotics should be implemented on equal terms and according to the needs of the population. Previous research results on differences in antibiotic use between socio-economic and demographic groups in Sweden are not entirely coherent, and have typically focused on the effects of singular socio-economic variables. Using an intersectional approach, this study provides a more precise analysis of how the dispensation of antibiotic medication was distributed across socio-economic and demographic groups in Sweden in 2016–2017. Methods: Using register data from a nationwide cohort and adopting an intersectional analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy, we map the dispensation of antibiotics according to age, sex, country of birth and income. Results: While women and high-income earners had the highest antibiotic dispensation prevalence, no large differences in the dispensation of antibiotics were identified between socio-economic groups. Conclusions: Public-health interventions aiming to support the reduced and optimised use of antibiotics should be directed towards the whole Swedish population rather than towards specific groups. Correspondingly, an increased focus on socio-economic or demographic factors is not warranted in interventions aimed at improving antibiotic prescription patterns among medical practitioners.

Muslim businesswomen doing boundary work: The negotiation of Islam, gender and ethnicity within entrepreneurial contexts

2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Essers ◽  
Yvonne Benschop
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Boundary Work ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Ethnic Identities ◽  
Muslim Identity ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Religious Identities ◽  
Turkish Origin ◽  
Intersectional Analysis ◽  
Norms And Values

This article discusses how female entrepreneurs of Moroccan and Turkish origin in the Netherlands construct their ethnic, gender and entrepreneurial identities in relation to their Muslim identity. We contribute to theory development on the interrelationship of work identities with gender, ethnicity and religion through an intersectional analysis of these women's gender and ethnic identities within their entrepreneurial contexts and in relation to their Muslim identity. We draw on four narratives to illustrate how the women interviewed perform creative boundary work at these hitherto under-researched intersections. Islam is employed as a boundary to let religious norms and values prevail over cultural ones and to make space for individualism, honour and entrepreneurship. Moreover, different individual religious identities are crafted to stretch the boundaries of what is allowed for female entrepreneurs in order to resist traditional, dogmatic interpretations of Islam. Our study contributes to studies on entrepreneurship by showing how these female entrepreneurs gain agency at the crossroads of gender, ethnicity and religion.

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