Promoting the dignity and worth of all people: The privilege of social work

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 758-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Henrickson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Conference Theme ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
The World ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Successes And Challenges ◽  
International Social

The Dame Eileen Younghusband Lecture is presented every two years at the joint world conferences of international social work. In 2016 it was presented in Seoul and was based on the conference theme ‘promoting the dignity and worth of people’. The lecture includes a review of heroes, legal, political and social successes, and challenges for sexual and gender minorities around the world. It challenges the binary of gender and sexuality. The privilege of social work is to choose either to challenge or to reproduce oppression based on sexuality and gender, and protect the dignity and worth of all peoples.

Hidden and ignored: Older sexual and gender minorities in New Zealand

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-109
Author(s):  
David Betts ◽  
Jane Maidment ◽  
Nikki Evans
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Mainstream Society ◽  
And Gender

This article explores the experiences of a frequently ignored and underrepresented population in social work research – older sexual and gender minorities. Reporting on findings from a larger research project with older LGBTQ+ people in New Zealand, thirty-one participants between the ages of 60 and 80 were interviewed about their experiences of social connectedness, stigma, and discrimination. Findings highlight that older sexual and gender minorities were twice made invisible. They felt excluded by mainstream society based on their age, as well as their sexual and gender identities. Implications include a need to incorporate intersectional perspectives when working with both older adults and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Social work practitioners also need to consider the multifaceted and compounding identities of their clients with diverse experiences.Keywords: sexual and gender minorities; older adults; New Zealand; invisibility; social work

The Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Employment: Evidence from a Large-scale Survey of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People in China

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Yiu Tung Suen ◽  
Randolph C. H. Chan ◽  
M. V. Lee Badgett
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Employment Discrimination ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Quantitative Survey ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Large Scale Survey ◽  
And Gender

Abstract While China's Constitution says everyone is treated equally before the law, employment discrimination continues to exist. This paper breaks new ground by analysing a quantitative survey of more than 10,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, the largest dataset of its kind to date in China. Only 5.1 per cent of respondents were completely open about their gender and sexuality at work. More than one-fifth reported experiencing negative treatment in the workplace. Transgender and intersex people reported higher rates of negative treatment, as did respondents with lower educational levels and lower incomes and those residing in towns. Employer policies against discrimination were rare, but when in place, they were significantly associated with less negative treatment. These findings highlight an almost completely neglected segment of the workforce and document discriminatory experiences that could be addressed by changes in discrimination law and by employer policies and practices related to diversity and inclusion.

scholarly journals Sexuality and Gender Identity in Transitional Societies: Peacebuilding and Counterhegemonic Politics

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-457
Author(s):  
Fidelma Ashe
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
International Law ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Transitional Societies ◽  
Peace Agreements ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Local Levels

Abstract∞ This article contributes to a developing field of scholarship that has been concerned with exploring the impacts of conflict and its transformation on sexual and gender minorities. Drawing on extant analysis, the article explores the marginalization of issues pertaining to sexuality and gender in international law and peace agreements. It then moves on to an assessment of the effects of the integration of sexual orientation and gender identity equality provisions into a limited number of peace agreements. The article contends that attempts to implement and extend sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) equality provisions in peace agreements in meaningful ways typically become cast as justifiable, residual or reprehensible by agonistic groups at local levels during transition. It claims that this fracturing of standpoints on SOGI equality can strengthen counterhegemonic articulations of sexual and gender minorities’ identities that provoke radical versions of peacebuilding.

The Term "Social Work" as Used Throughout the World

1961 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Working Party ◽  
National Committee ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Conference ◽  
National Report ◽  
Conference Theme ◽  
The World ◽  
International Social

Prior to the Tenth International Conference of Social Work, each National Committee of the ICSW was asked to prepare, as part of its national report, a statement of not more than 300 words explaining how the term "social work" is used in its country. Twenty-four countries submitted reports on their national experiences and views in relation to the over-all Conference theme "Social Work in a Changing World — Its Function and Responsibilities," and most of these included the requested statement. The report of the pre-Conference Working Party in Milan, which drew heavily on the national reports, and particularly on the statements on "social work," will be published in the next issue of INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK. In the meantime, it is believed that the statements on "social work" will be of particular interest to our readers, and we are therefore printing those from the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong and Israel. Statements from other countries will appear in future issues.

The Term "Social Work" as Used Throughout the World Part Ii

1961 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-32
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Working Party ◽  
National Committee ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Conference ◽  
National Report ◽  
Conference Theme ◽  
The World ◽  
International Social ◽  
Changing World

Prior to the Tenth International Conference of Social Work, each National Committee of the ICSW was asked to prepare, as part of its national report, a statement of not more than 300 words explaining how the term "social work" is used in its country. Twenty-four countries submitted reports on their national experiences and views in relation to the over-all Conference theme, "Social Work in a Changing World — Its Function and Responsibilities," and most of these included the requested statement. The report of the pre-Conference Working Party in Milan, which drew heavily on the national reports, and particularly on the statements on "social work," was published in the April issue of INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK. In addition, it is believed that the statements on "social work" will be of particular interest to our readers, and we are therefore printing those from the following countries: Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines and Switzerland. Definitions submitted by eight other countries appeared in the January isssue of this journal.

Anxiety Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-57
Author(s):  
Brandon J. Weiss ◽  
Bethany Owens Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Literature Base ◽  
Current Assessment ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Minority Stress Model

Rates of anxiety disorders are significantly elevated among sexual and gender minorities. In this chapter, the minority stress model is discussed as a framework for conceptualizing anxiety among sexual and gender minorities, and the authors review the literature on the relationships between specific minority stressors and symptoms. The authors examine prevalence rates of anxiety disorders among sexual minorities and gender minorities, separately and in comparison to heterosexual and cisgender individuals. Also reviewed is the literature on anxiety disorders among sexual and gender minorities with a racial or ethnic minority status. Current assessment and treatment approaches are identified and reviewed. Finally, limitations to the current literature base are discussed and recommendations are provided for future studies.

scholarly journals The CoGenT3 Study: Cognition and Gender Trends in Three American Generations

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 817-817
Author(s):  
Shana Stites
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Cognitive Testing ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Gender ◽  
New Research

Abstract Many studies find gender differences in how older adults’ report on their memory, perform on cognitive testing, and manage functional impairments that can accompany cognitive impairment. Thus, understanding gender’s effects in aging and Alzheimer’s research is key for advancing methods to prevent, slow, manage, and diagnosis cognitive impairment. Our study, CoGenT3 – The study of Cognition and Gender in Three Generations – seeks to disambiguate the effects of gender on cognition in order to inform a conceptual model, guide innovations in measurement, and support future study. To accomplish this ambitious goal, we have gathered an interdisciplinary team with expertise in psychology, cognition, sexual and gender minorities, library science, measurement, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and gender and women’s studies. The team benefits from the intersections of expertise in being able to build new research ideas, gain novel insights, and evaluate a wide-range of actions and re-actions but this novelty can also raise challenges.

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