scholarly journals Toward making sexual and gender diverse populations count in Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-29
Author(s):  
Anthony Lyons ◽  
Joel Anderson ◽  
Mary Lou Rasmussen ◽  
Edith Gray
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Diverse Populations ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
The Past ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Social Support Services ◽  
And Gender

Background  Comprehensive data on gender and sexual identity is critical for the planning and delivery of health, education, and social support services. This paper examines ways in which sexual and gender diverse populations are being counted in research, with a view to informing discussions about how to represent these populations in future research. Aims  To examine approaches used for the collection of data from sexual and gender diverse populations in Australia. Data and methods  We reviewed nine examples of large national surveys conducted in Australia over the past ten years and compared the approaches used for collecting data on gender and sexual identity. Results  A diversity of approaches and a range of limitations were identified in how these diverse populations are counted. The proportions of survey respondents across sex, gender and sexual identity categories, and the types of categories, were also found to vary across studies. Conclusions  There is currently no consistent approach for collecting data involving sexual and gender diverse populations in Australia despite the need for large-scale surveys that reflect sexual and gender diversity. This paper identifies conceptual and methodological questions for consideration when planning how to capture diversity related to gender and sexual identity.

scholarly journals Gender-inclusive language in pregnancy-related research: Why and how to improve current practices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlie Rioux ◽  
Scott Weedon ◽  
Kira London-Nadeau ◽  
Ash Paré ◽  
Robert Paul Juster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Inclusive Language ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
And Gender ◽  
In Pregnancy

Individuals who have a uterus but are not cisgender women may carry pregnancies; however, academic language around pregnancy remains largely (cis-)woman-centric. There is a dearth of data on the use of (cis-)woman-centric and gender-inclusive language alternatives in research on pregnancy. Furthermore, while the need to include trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people in all steps of the research process has been discussed in the recent scientific literature, there remains a lack of awareness in the field that all research on pregnancy can contribute to inclusiveness through language and terminology. Accordingly, we first review the recent literature to examine the state of gendered language in pregnancy-related research. Second, we discuss why gender-inclusive language should be seen as essential in pregnancy-related research. Third, we provide guidance for gender-inclusive language practices in future research on pregnancy. We reviewed 500 randomly selected publications from a search for the MeSH-major topic “pregnancy” in PubMed with a restriction for publications from the last year on July 23, 2021, human research, and the English language. This review of recent literature showed that 98.8% of publications used (cis-)woman-centric language and 1.2% used gender-inclusive language. We explain how this ubiquitous use of (cis-)woman-centric language contributes to (1) the erasure of gender diversity and (2) inaccurate scientific communication, and (3) has a societal impact, for example by being picked up by students, practitioners, clinicians, policymakers, and the media. We follow with recommendations for gender-inclusive language in every section (i.e., introductions, methods, results, discussions) of research articles on pregnancy. The erasure of gender-diverse people in the rhetoric of research about pregnant people can be addressed immediately, including in the dissemination of results from ongoing studies that did not take gender into consideration in the design phase. This makes gender-inclusive language a crucial first step towards the inclusion of gender-diverse people in health research more globally.

Japanese language and gender research

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeko Okamoto
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Gender Studies ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Future Research ◽  
European Language ◽  
Gender Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Language And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

In the past thirty years, major contributions from Japanese language and gender studies have provided necessary insights from the perspective of a non-European language. Future research will demand ever broader approaches – in particular, I call for investigations of the sociolinguistic life of understudied speakers, such as regional Japanese speakers, to examine how they understand linguistic gender norms and deploy a wide variety of linguistic and other semiotic resources for styling diverse forms of gender and sexual identity in situated practice. These questions have profound implications for the relationship between language and gender.

The Co-Occurrence of Autism and Gender Diversity

2020 ◽  
pp. 197-211
Author(s):  
Jill C. Fodstad ◽  
Rebecca Elias ◽  
Shivali Sarawgi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Dysphoria ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
Medical Interventions ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Nonbinary Gender ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions ◽  
The Common ◽  
And Gender

Gender diversity refers to gender expressions and/or gender identity experiences that vary from the common experiences of gender. Gender-diverse people may be gender nonconforming, gender nonbinary, gender fluid, gender exploring, transgender, and so forth. Some gender-diverse individuals experience gender dysphoria and/or gender incongruence and may require gender-affirming supports, including gender-affirming medical interventions. The co-occurrence of autism and gender diversity has been highlighted in a series of studies internationally as well as through rich community expressions. Studies in gender-referred individuals reveal high rates of autism traits as well as high rates of existing autism diagnoses. Studies in autistic populations reveal greater gender diversity characteristics. The long-term course of gender diversity in autistic individuals is poorly understood. Clinical guidelines have been developed for adolescents with the co-occurrence, but much work remains: No gender-related measures have been developed and tested for use in neurodiverse populations, no programs exist to support gender-diverse neurodiverse adults, and little is known about co-occurring mental health profiles, risks, or protective factors for people with the co-occurrence. The inclusion of this chapter on co-occurring autism and gender diversity within a book on “co-occurring psychiatric conditions” is problematic, because gender diversity is not a “psychiatric condition,” but instead a form of human diversity. The diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria is useful only insomuch as it allows individuals to obtain necessary gender-related supports. The authors’ choice to include this chapter in this book reflects a compromise, motivated by the need for educating both autism and gender specialists in this common co-occurrence.

A Literature Review on the Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing—Welding Systems and Software

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1391-1400
Author(s):  
Zidong Lin ◽  
Pengfei Liu ◽  
Xinghua Yu
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Deposition Rate ◽  
Efficient Technology ◽  
The Past ◽  
Material Efficiency ◽  
Systems Software ◽  
Design Generation

Wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is considered to be an economic and efficient technology that is suitable to produce large-scale and ultra-large-scale metallic components. In the past two decades, it has been widely investigated in different fields, such as aerospace, automotive and marine industries. Due to its relatively high deposition rate, material efficiency, and shortened lead time compared to other powder-based additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) has been significantly noticed and adopted by both academic researchers and industrial engineers. In order to summarize the development achievements of wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) in the past few years and outlook the development direction in the coming days, this paper provides an overview of 3D metallic printing by applying it as a deposition method. The review mainly focuses on the current welding systems, software for tool path design, generation, and planning used in wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). In the end, the state of the art and future research on wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) have been prospected.

scholarly journals Individual and group antecedents of satisfaction: One lab- multilevel study

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel M. Martínez ◽  
Eva Cifre
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Work Group ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Group Cohesion ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Level 1 ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Individual Self

<p>This study examines the simultaneous effect of individual (self-efficacy) and group variables (cohesion and gender diversity) on satisfaction. A laboratory study was conducted involving 373 college students randomly distributed across 79 small groups, who performed a laboratory task in about five hours. Two-level Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) method was used. Results show the main effect from individual self-efficacy to satisfaction (both level 1), the cross-level effect from group cohesion (level 2) to individual satisfaction (level 1), and the interaction effect between self-efficacy and gender diversity to satisfaction. These results suggest that in a work group, satisfaction has a background in individual and group variables. Group cohesion and gender diversity have important effects on satisfaction. The article concludes with practical strategies and with limitations and suggestions for future research.</p>

scholarly journals Diversity and safety on campus @ Western: Heterosexism and cissexism in higher education

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole L. Asquith ◽  
Tania Ferfolia ◽  
Brooke Brady ◽  
Benjamin Hanckel
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Diverse Students ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Discrimination, harassment and violence can vitiate staff and students’ experiences of education and work. Although there is increasing knowledge about these experiences in primary and secondary education, very little is known about them in higher education. This paper draws from landmark research that examines the interpersonal, educational and socio-cultural perspectives that prevail about sexuality and gender diversity on an Australian university campus. In this paper we focus on three aspects of the broader research findings: the heterosexism and cissexism experienced by sexuality and gender diverse students and staff at the university; their actions and responses to these experiences; and the impact of these experiences on victims. The research demonstrates that although the university is generally safe, sexuality and gender diverse students and staff experience heterosexist and cissexist discrimination, which can have negative ramifications on their workplace and learning experiences.

scholarly journals Representations of Gender-Diverse Characters in Adventure Time and Steven Universe

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Abigail S. Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gender Representations ◽  
Television Shows ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
The Social ◽  
Gender Neutral ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Television Representation

Television is a strong educational and socializing agent for children. Watching television can teach children appropriate language and vocabulary to use, as well as the social norms about gender behaviors or activities. Previous research on gender representations in children’s television has been limited to studying male and female characters because children’s programming has historically presented audiences with cisgender characters (e.g., boy and girls). Recently, television shows aimed at children have provided audiences with nonbinary and gender-diverse characters. This study is the first exploratory content analysis, to my knowledge, to examine the portrayal and representation of nonbinary and gender-diverse characters in children’s television. The current study examined the gender-neutral pronoun and gendered language use toward nonbinary and gender-diverse characters, as well as the portrayal of these characters as leaders, and with special skills in Adventure Time and Steven Universe. Overall, nonbinary and gender-diverse characters were portrayed as strong, positive, characters, and were represented similarly to their cisgender counterparts. This represents a promising shift toward more inclusive and equitable television representation, which may lead to the acceptance and appropriate use of gender-neutral pronouns toward peers by cisgender children, and the feeling of visibility and validation by nonbinary children. Future research should examine the impacts of these characters on viewers. RELEVANCE STATEMENT: As children’s television becomes more diverse it has the potential to positively impact the lives of cisgender (e.g., boys and girls) and nonbinary children. Because television has the potential to influence young children, gender-diverse representations in children’s television may lead to children developing more accepting attitudes and behaviors toward nonbinary peers.

scholarly journals TheChildLab.com A Video Chat Platform for Developmental Research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Sheskin ◽  
Frank Keil
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Mechanical Turk ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Developmental Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Amazon's Mechanical Turk

Over the past decade, the internet has become an important platform for many types of psychology research, especially research with adult participants on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. More recently, developmental researchers have begun to explore how online studies might be conducted with infants and children. Here, we introduce a new platform for online developmental research that includes live interaction with a researcher, and use it to replicate classic results in the literature. We end by discussing future research, including the potential for large-scale cross-cultural and longitudinal research.

Androgenetic Alopecia in Transgender and Gender Diverse Populations: A Review of Therapeutics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia L. Gao ◽  
Carl G. Streed ◽  
Julie Thompson ◽  
Erica D. Dommasch ◽  
J. Klint Peebles
Keyword(s):  
Androgenetic Alopecia ◽  
Diverse Populations ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
And Gender

Disrupting board appointments: Australia's governance guidelines and gender capital

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Sheridan ◽  
Linley Lord ◽  
Anne Ross-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Small Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Board Directors ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Board Dynamics ◽  
Human And Social Capital ◽  
Gender Capital

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify how board recruitment processes have been impacted by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) governance changes requiring listed boards to report annually on their gender diversity policy and profile.Design/methodology/approachEmploying a social constructivist approach, the research analyses interviews conducted with matched samples of board directors and stakeholders in 2010 and 2017 about board recruitment in ASX50 companies.FindingsThe introduction of ASX guidelines requiring gender reporting disrupted traditional board appointment processes. Women's gender capital gained currency, adding an additional dimension to the high levels of human and social capital seen as desirable for board appointments. The politics of women's presence is bringing about changes to the discourse and practice about who should/can be a director. The authors identify highly strategic ways in which women's gender capital has been used to agitate for more women to be appointed to boards.Research limitations/implicationsWhile sample sizes are small, data within the themes cohered meaningfully across the time periods, making visible how women's presence in the board room has been reframed. Future research could consider what this may mean for board dynamics and how enduring are these changes.Practical implicationsThis study highlights the forms that human and social capital take in board appointments, which can be instructive for potential directors, and how these intersect with gender capital. The insights from the study are relevant to board recruitment committees seeking to reflect their commitment to a more gender equitable environment.Originality/valueThere has been a recalibration of men's and women's gender capital in board appointments, and there is now a currency in femaleness disrupting the historical privilege afforded “maleness”.

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