Understanding Gender Categorisation in a Binary Society
This chapter explores how trans and gender variant people navigate their identity within a society which is still beholden to the gender binary. Sociopolitical and cultural representations of gender place people in two homogeneous categories based upon pe
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Gender Equality in Changing Times
Angela Smith Editor
Gender Equality in Changing Times Multidisciplinary Reflections on Struggles and Progress
Editor Angela Smith Department of Media and Communication Studies University of Sunderland Sunderland, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-26569-4 ISBN 978-3-030-26570-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26570-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction 1 Angela Smith Part I
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2 Female Role Models in a Male-Dominated Workplace: Do We Still Need Their Influence Today? 17 Stephanie Atkinson 3 “Oh, it’s actually quite nice up here”: Reflections on Prejudice, Partiality and Division and Moral Challenges to Inclusivity Created by Gender, Class and Region 39 Bridget Cooper 4 Prisoners of Inclusivity: Perspective on Spirituality, Humanism and Place 61 Juila Janfeshar Nobari and Paul-Alan Armstrong
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5 A Critical Analysis of Masculinity During Mentoring in Contemporary Schools 83 Kim Gilligan 6 Understanding Gender Categorisation in a Binary Society107 Katie Ward Part II
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7 “Enough of this PC-crazed Nonsense”: The Backlash Against Gender Equality as Personified by Emma Watson131 Angela Smith 8 Agreement and Disagreement About Social Changes Regarding Saudi Women on Twitter153 Wjoud Almadani 9 “Straight Man Cancer”: The Discursive Representation and Backlash of Sexism on Chinese Internet181 Xiaoping Wu 10 Gender and Media Representation: Politics and the “Double Bind”203 Fiona McKay 11 Smart, Casual, Unisex: Can We
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