Microaggressions Experienced by Women and Gender Diverse Athletes in Competitive Cycling

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-67
Author(s):  
Erin E. Ayala ◽  
Alison Riley-Schmida ◽  
Kathryn P. A. Faulkner ◽  
Kelsey Maleski
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
Community Norms ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Common Response ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Competitive cycling is a sport with limited levels of diversity, particularly concerning gender. Women and gender diverse cyclists are likely to experience actions from others that reveal underlying assumptions based on their gender, race, or other cultural identities. This mixed-methods investigation used feminist theory and a transformative paradigm to highlight the experiences of women and gender diverse cyclists in a male-dominated sport. The authors explored the nature of microaggressions, perceived underlying messages, responses to such actions, and the feelings provoked. Two hundred and seventy-nine cyclists responded to the survey. Over three-quarters of participants reported being bothered by one or more microaggressions that they experienced in the competitive cycling community. Three primary themes emerged for types of microaggressions: assumptions based on gender, inequitable treatment, and harassment. A small percentage of participants noted an absence of microaggressions in competitive cycling environments. Although participants responded to microaggressions in several ways and experienced a range of emotions, the most common response to microaggressions was to not engage. Over half of the participants reported feelings of anger or frustration due to the microaggressions, followed by feelings of sadness. The results from this study complement what researchers have previously reported regarding female athletes and microaggressions in other sports. Implications and findings are discussed in the context of community norms and the need for a paradigm shift to promote inclusivity and diversity in the sport.

Decolonizing Decolonization: An Indigenous Feminist Perspective on the Recognition and Rights Framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-391
Author(s):  
Sherry Pictou
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Indigenous Rights ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
Feminist Perspective ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender

The “Recognition and Implementation of Indigenous Rights Framework,” announced in 2018 by the federal government was originally hailed as a process for decolonization. Though the framework was withdrawn in December 2018, several policy and legislative initiatives give every indication that the framework is moving forward. In this regard, the paper seeks to open up a discussion about how decolonization is being conceptualized in the new Rights Framework from an Indigenous feminist perspective. I highlight tensions between patriarchy, neoliberalism, and contradictory concepts of decolonization to demonstrate how the Rights Framework manifests a contemporary form of patriarchal colonialism in state-Indigenous politics, especially self-government negotiations, that will continue to negatively impact Indigenous women and gender diverse persons. I further argue how the MMIWG Inquiry Final Report released in June 2019, cannot be mobilized as a tool for decolonization in seeking social justice for Indigenous women and gender diverse persons without their active knowledge and experience in directing how the recommendations are implemented. By foregrounding this experience with an intersectional, gender based analysis + or GBA+ (gender and gender diverse inclusive), and a human rights approach, I suggest there is potential for achieving Indigenous sovereignty over our bodies as well as over the land and waters in ways that are conducive to our resilience and freedom as Indigenous people.

scholarly journals FINAL EVALUATION REPORT: Evaluating the Impact of Shepherds of Good Hope’s Women and Gender Diverse Program

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Larose-Hébert ◽  
Adje van de Sande ◽  
Tara McWhinney ◽  
Katherine Occhiuto ◽  
Alicia Kalmanovitch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Final Evaluation ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
Evaluation Report ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

A Culturally Safe and Trauma-Informed Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infection (STBBI) Intervention Designed by and for Incarcerated Indigenous Women and Gender-Diverse People

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-118
Author(s):  
Chaneesa Ryan ◽  
Abrar Ali ◽  
Hollie Sabourin
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Women ◽  
Virus Hepatitis ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Community Ownership ◽  
Decolonizing Methodologies ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
And Gender

Indigenous women are grossly overrepresented both within the federal correctional system and among Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infection (STBBI) diagnoses in Canada. Mainstream approaches continue to fall short in addressing Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C and other STBBIs within this population. In this paper, we argue that, in order to be successful, STBBI programs and services must hinge on meaningful community participation, community ownership and incorporate Indigenous knowledge, perspectives and decolonizing methodologies. Further, they must take a strengths-based approach and focus on healing and resiliency rather than challenges and deficits.

scholarly journals It’s complicated: The impact of marriage legalization among sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals in the United States.

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 396-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie A. Drabble ◽  
Angie R. Wootton ◽  
Cindy B. Veldhuis ◽  
Ellen Perry ◽  
Ellen D. B. Riggle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
The United States ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Sexual Minority Women ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Feminist Interpretations of the Holocaust

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Potter
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Feminist History ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
Second Wave Feminism ◽  
Post Secondary Institution ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Post War ◽  
Experiences Of Women

The emergence of the study of the history of the Holocaust following the “silent years”, which occupied nearly two decades of the post-war era, coincided with the establishment of second wave feminism. Despite the creation of the discipline of Women’s and Gender Studies and the emerging variety of women’s history within post secondary institution, discussion of women in the Holocaust did not become a part of the discourse of history until the late seventies. In addition to the lag in addressing  the study of the history of women in the Holocaust, the application of feminist theory to Holocaust history was late to the academic conversation. Feminist history of the Holocaust was finally studied in the early eighties, in order to better understand not only women in the Holocaust but also the Holocaust more generally. However, the discourse failed to evolve and diversify as quickly as other forms of feminist history.   As a result of the perceived exceptionality of the Holocaust within the context of history and even within the more specified picture of the history of  genocide, the application of feminist theory as well as  the understanding of the experiences of women and  the implications of gender within the Holocaust remain relatively stunted within the context of Holocaust and feminist history.

Experiences That Affect Participation of Women and Gender Diverse Athletes in Competitive Cycling

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-26
Author(s):  
Erin E. Ayala ◽  
Kelsey J. Waniger ◽  
Kathryn P. A. Faulkner ◽  
Alison Riley-Schmida
Keyword(s):  
Women And Gender ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
And Gender
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