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Publisher: Research Publishing Services
Date: 2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-2014
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 28-08-2013
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 14-09-2016
Abstract: Photovoice and photo-elicitation are two common methods of participant photography used in health research. Although participatory photography has many benefits, this critical reflection provides fellow researchers with insights into the methodological and ethical challenges faced when using such methods. In this article, we critically reflect on two studies that used participatory photography in different cultural contexts. The first study used photo-elicitation to investigate mothers’ experiences of infant settling in central Vietnam. The second study used photovoice to explore pregnant embodiment in Australia. Following a discussion of the literature and a detailed overview of the two studies, we examine the methodological challenges in using participant photography before, during and after each study. This is followed by a discussion of ethical concerns that arose in relation to the burden of participation, confidentiality, consent, and the photographing of families and children. To conclude, we highlight implications for using participatory photography in other settings.
Publisher: Thomas Telford Ltd.
Date: 06-2019
Abstract: Rolling dynamic compaction (RDC) is typically used for improving ground in situ or compacting fill in thick lifts. In many project applications, the effects of RDC are verified by way of testing that is undertaken pre- and/or post-compaction. This study presents results from a full-scale field trial that involved placing an earth pressure cell (EPC) and accelerometers at a depth of 0·7 m within a 1·5 m thick layer of homogeneous sandy gravel to measure the response to RDC in real-time. Double integration of acceleration–time data enabled settlement to be inferred, while the EPC measured the change in stress due to impact. The maximum change in vertical stress recorded over the 80 passes undertaken was approximately 1100 kPa. During a typical module impact, the loading and unloading response occurred over a duration of approximately 0·05 s. The acceleration response of RDC was measured in three orthogonal directions, with the vertical accelerations dominant.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-05-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 17-06-2015
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 20-05-2012
Abstract: Feminist scholars have comprehensively examined why women suffer from body image woes (see Bordo, 1993 ). On the surface, it seems strange to think that pregnant women fear ‘fat’. After all, pregnancy is a time when women are supposed to gain weight. This article draws on longitudinal narrative data to examine experiences of weight gain and ‘fatness’ in early periods of pregnancy among women in Melbourne, Australia. Informants’ accounts demonstrate that they constantly feared that their pregnant corporealities would be ‘misread’ when they were not unambiguously ‘pregnant’. The concept of ‘in-betweenness’ is critical in challenging socio-cultural and biomedical representations of maternal weight gain and for understanding how women feel about their bodies over the duration of pregnancy. Narratives highlight the need for multiple pregnant corporealities.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 30-07-2019
Publisher: Elsevier
Date: 2015
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 18-03-2021
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0248373
Abstract: This article examines men’s involvement in an institutional gender equity award scheme and how their self-concept as allies develops over time. It draws specifically on a subset of qualitative data from the four men participating in a study involving in-depth interviews with university staff involved in the self-assessment team of one Australian institution’s Science in Australia Gender Equality (SAGE) Athena SWAN pilot. Data related to the men’s experiences is the article’s focus. Key themes from the data include: 1) men’s motivations for engagement 2) men’s self-understandings as ‘ch ions for change’ 3) the barriers/risks associated with male ch ionship and 4) men’s evolving perceptions and critiques of the male ch ions model. Findings show that men demonstrated personal growth and increased awareness through their participation in the pilot. Yet, their frustration with how equity and ersity was managed in their organisational context highlights pitfalls in the concept of a male ‘ch ion’. This article provides timely guidance for institutions seeking to engage allies in gender equity initiatives.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 17-11-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2014
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2017
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 18-03-2021
Abstract: Leadership development programs (LDPs) are one response to the under-representation of women in leadership positions. This article evaluates Homeward Bound, a 12-month LDP for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) fields that culminates in a three-week voyage to Antarctica. We evaluate the extent that the program supports key features of LDPs for women – including creating a safe, women-only environment, providing professional networking opportunities and using intersectional approaches. We argue that remote locations generate challenges that must be considered in LDP design and implementation. Findings are widely applicable and can inform LDPs in multiple contexts.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-04-2020
Abstract: Recent research shows that queer youth increasingly reject traditional sexual labels in favour of more fluid identifications. Despite well-rehearsed debates around queer identity politics under neoliberalism, there is a dearth of research examining how queerness is understood and expressed in rural Australia. To address this knowledge gap, this article examines bisexual and queer young women's understandings of sexual labels in Tasmania, Australia. Drawing on Jose Esteban Muñoz's disidentifications, we argue that while neoliberalism and homonormativity do influence rural queer women's identity politics, their lived experiences present specific challenges that draw attention to the urban-centricity of homonormativity.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 23-04-2018
Abstract: “ parkrun” is a free and increasingly popular weekly 5-km walk/run international community event, representing a novel setting for physical activity (PA) promotion. However, little is known about who participates or why. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic, health, behavioral, in idual, social, and environmental factors associated with higher levels of participation. Cross-sectional. Tasmania, Australia June 2016. Three hundred seventy two adult parkrun participants. Online survey measuring sociodemographic, health, in idual, social and environmental factors, parkrun participation, and PA. Descriptive statistics, zero-truncated Poisson regression models. Respondents (n = 371) were more commonly women (58%), aged 35 to 53 years (54%), and occasional or nonwalkers/runners (53%) at registration. A total of 44% had overweight/obesity. Half had non-adult children, most spoke English at home, and 7% reported PA-limiting illness/injury/disability. Average run/walk time was 30.2 ± 7.4 minutes. Compared to regular walkers/runners at registration, nonwalkers/runners were less commonly partnered, more commonly had overweight/obesity, less physically active, and had poorer self-rated health. Multivariate analyses revealed relative parkrun participation was inversely associated with education level and positively associated with interstate parkrun participation, perceived social benefits, self-efficacy for parkrun, and intentions to participate. parkrun attracts nonwalkers/runners and population groups hard to engage in physical activity. In idual- and social-level factors were associated with higher relative parkrun participation. parkrun’s scalability, accessibility, and wide appeal confers a research imperative to investigate its potential for public health gain.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 02-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2017
DOI: 10.1016/J.WOMBI.2017.01.009
Abstract: To discuss corporeal support of the brain-dead pregnant woman and to critically examine important aspects of this complex situation that remain as yet unexplored. When brain death of the woman occurs during pregnancy, the fetus may be kept inside the corporeally supported body for prolonged periods to enable continued fetal growth and development. This has been increasingly reported in medical literature since 1982 and has received considerable media attention in the past few years. Sophisticated advances in medical technologies have altered the boundaries of conception and birth, life and death, Western biomedical and cultural conceptions of women and their bodies, fetal personhood, fetal rights and fetal patienthood, profoundly influencing maternal behaviors, medical decisions and the treatment of pregnant women. This is especially so in the rare, but fraught instance of brain death of the pregnant woman, where nurses and midwives working in High Dependency Care units undertake the daily care of the corporeally supported body that holds a living fetus within it. This discussion enables critical and ethical conversation around the complexities of developing appropriate discourse concerning the woman who suffers brain death during pregnancy and considers the complexities for nurses and midwives caring for the Woman/body/fetus in this context. The potential impact on the fetus of growing and developing inside a 'dead' body is examined, and the absence in the literature of long-term follow up of infants gestated thus is questioned.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2013
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher: Avestia Publishing
Date: 04-2019
DOI: 10.11159/ICGRE19.1
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 16-01-2019
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 27-04-2021
Abstract: In a neoliberal environment where university students are encouraged to study subjects and courses which will lead to specific job outcomes, this article explores which students undertake Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS), why they undertake the degree, and what it teaches them. Drawing on interviews with students at a regional Australian university, this qualitative study examines the extent to which the university’s Gender Studies cohort is postfeminist, and the impact that this has on retention and student outcomes. Findings suggest that WGS holds an ambivalent position within the contemporary university context. While students claim that studying WGS may not directly benefit them in the contemporary job market, they choose to study it because it gives them a better understanding of themselves and the world around them. The value students place on WGS is an insight rarely recognised previously.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-10-2019
Abstract: This critical reflection provides fellow researchers with insights into the ethical challenges of using visual methods in remote environments. We draw on Fine’s notion of ‘working the hyphens’ to explore the complexities of studying a leadership program for women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) on a ship in Antarctica. We reflect on how our researcher identities and relationships with participants shaped the research process and emergent ethical tensions. For instance, we discuss ethical issues that arose in relation to the contextual and relational aspects of the environment including psychological and physical demands of research participation in Antarctica, privacy and isolation in remote environments, and rapport. We also discuss issues related to participant-produced video diaries specifically including consent, confidentiality and participant safety. To conclude, we highlight implications for visual research in other remote settings.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 23-03-2021
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 14-11-2017
Abstract: Australian public health promotion positions safe sex as a biomedical, heteronormative concept. Consequently, there is a dearth of scholarly research examining queer young women’s sexual health. To fill this knowledge gap, this article considers how Australian bisexual and queer young women understand ‘safe sex’ and conceptualise ‘good’ sexual citizenship. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 15 participants in Tasmania, findings reveal that although queer women understand heterosexual safe sex, there is little awareness of safer sexual practices with female partners. We argue that gendered sexual scripts shape perceptions of sexual health risk whereby queer women adopt multiple situation-dependent approaches to safer sex.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-07-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-12-2020
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Date: 04-2018
DOI: 10.1037/MEN0000102
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 27-04-2023
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 24-01-2015
Abstract: This article focuses on ‘health’ discourses in pregnancy as interpretive repertoires for shaping embodiment and creating ‘good’ mothers. Drawing on qualitative data, I argue that pregnancy is an extended period of biomedical and cultural surveillance and intensive self-regulation and government. I examine experiences of ‘cravings’ and restricting eating from my s le of pregnant Australian informants to demonstrate this. Eating was also a socio-cultural mechanism for the maintenance of bodily boundaries. ‘Public’ discourses of maternal responsibility are shown to be in conflict with informants’ ‘inside’, ‘private’ lived experiences of eating.
Publisher: Thomas Telford Ltd.
Date: 05-2019
Abstract: The depth of influence of rolling dynamic compaction (RDC) was investigated in a field trial using a four-sided impact roller. Earth pressure cells (EPCs) were placed at varying depths at a site consisting of homogeneous soil conditions. EPCs measured pressures imparted by RDC at 3·85 m depth however, the largest magnitudes of pressure were confined to the top 2 m beneath the ground surface. These results were complemented by field density data, penetrometer and geophysical testing. A number of published case studies using the 8 t four-sided impact roller, for either improving ground in situ or compacting soil in thick layers, are summarised in this paper. Finally, equations are presented that predict first, the effective depth of improvement, appropriate for determining the depth to which the ground can be significantly improved in situ, and, second, the depth of major improvement for RDC, appropriate for thick-layer compaction.
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2017
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 02-2019
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2018-025285
Abstract: We aimed to describe the rationalisation beliefs endorsed by Chinese male smokers and to examine the association between rationalisation and the intention to quit. Questionnaires were conducted among male smokers in three cities (Shanghai, Nanning and Mudanjiang) which represent different geographical locations, economic development levels and legislative status of tobacco control in China. It was a multicentre cross-sectional survey involved a total of 3710 male smokers over 18 years. Primary outcomes were intention to quit, smoking rationalisation scores and sub scores in six dimensions. Smoking rationalisation was assessed using a newly developed Chinese rationalisation scale. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to examine the relationship between rationalisation and intention to quit. On average, smokers scored 3.3 out of 5 on the smoking rationalisation scale. With a one point increase in total rationalisation scale, the odds for intention to quit in the next 6 months decreased by 48% (OR=0.52, 95% CI: 0.44 to 0.61 p .001). Separate logistic regressions for six subscales of rationalisation shown consistent inverse associations with intention to quit (all p values .001). Believing that smoking was socially acceptable was the strongest predictor (OR=0.62, 95% CI: 0.55 to 0.71 p .001). Rationalisation beliefs could be important barriers to smoking cessation. Some beliefs have stronger association with quit intention than others. Eroding rationalisation beliefs endorsed by smokers is a potential strategy for smoking cessation intervention.
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Inc
Date: 2021
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 04-2023
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102023000020
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic-related measures have impacted the lives and work-related activities of Antarctic researchers. To explore these impacts, we designed, piloted and disseminated an online survey in English, Russian, Spanish and Chinese in late 2020 and early 2021. The survey explored how the pandemic affected the productivity of Antarctic researchers, their career prospects and their mental wellbeing. Findings exposed patterns of inequities. For instance, of the 406 unique responses to the survey, women appeared to have been affected more adversely than men, especially in relation to mental health, and early-career researchers were disadvantaged more than their mid- or late-career colleagues. Overall, a third of the research participants reported at least one major negative impact from the pandemic on their mental health. Approximately half of the participants also mentioned that the COVID-19 pandemic had some positive effects, especially in terms of the advantages that working from home brought and opportunities to attend events, network or benefit from training workshops online. We conclude with a series of recommendations for science administrators and policymakers to mitigate the most serious adverse impacts of the pandemic on Antarctic research communities, with implications for other contexts where scientific activities are conducted under extreme circumstances.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-07-2023
DOI: 10.1002/HPJA.771
Abstract: Social support is positively correlated with physical activity (PA), especially amongst girls, but is underexplored in male‐dominated action sports (e.g., mountain biking, skateboarding and surfing). This study explored family level social support needs and experiences of girls and boys in three action sports. Aspiring, current or former Australian adolescent (12–18 years girls n = 25 boys n = 17) mountain bikers, skateboarders and/or surfers were in idually interviewed (telephone/Skype) in 2018/2020. A socio‐ecological framework guided the semi‐structured interview schedule. Audio‐recordings were transcribed verbatim and data analysed thematically using a constant comparative approach. Family level social support was highly influential in young people's participation in action sports, with its absence a common reason for no or discontinued engagement amongst girls. Parents and siblings were the main social support providers with extended family (e.g., grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins) also notable. Participation (current ast/co‐) was the main social support type followed by emotional (e.g., encouragement), instrumental (e.g., transport, equipment/funding) and informational (e.g., coaching) support. Girls were inspired/encouraged by brothers but boys were not inspired/encouraged by sisters boys and girls co‐participated with both parents but co‐participating and being inspired by fathers was most common, especially amongst girls fathers were more commonly the main transport provider if they co‐participated with their child fathers mostly provided initial coaching only boys were taught equipment maintenance by parents. Sport‐related organisations/groups have numerous opportunities to improve girls' representation in action sports by fostering family level social support through various means. Intervention strategies should be tailored to account for gendered participation differences.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 11-11-2022
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102022000372
Abstract: Drawing on qualitative interview data, this article explores past and current Australian Antarctic Program expeditioners' perceptions of the personal qualities of expeditioners alongside their views of Antarctic station culture and expeditioner recruitment procedures. The findings reveal study participants shared similar views about expeditioner personal qualities. However, the findings also suggest that the current demographic similarity of expeditioners (e.g. the overrepresentation of white men) is perhaps much more important for assessing organizational fit than the Program might be selecting for. Participants described the ways in which interpersonal interactions and the social environment can deeply affect an expeditioner's experience of the station culture. Women in this study pointed to the connection between the overrepresentation of men in the expeditioner population and a potential male bias in station culture. These results extend the existing literature on person-culture fit in Antarctica. To conclude, I provide recommendations for ersifying the expeditioner applicant pool in Antarctica that can also be applied to the selection of other workforces in isolated, confined and extreme work environments, including space missions.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 08-12-2018
DOI: 10.1111/AJR.12371
Abstract: To examine how first-time fathers in rural Tasmania experienced father-only antenatal support/education groups. Semistructured interviews with expectant fathers were used for this study. Purposive s ling was used to recruit fathers in 2014. Participants were recruited face-to-face via email through a government health service and not-for-profit organisation that runs a state-wide fatherhood program. Several participants were recruited through a company that holds antenatal education classes for men in a pub. Data were analysed thematically. Three rural Tasmanian areas (South, Central Coast and Northern Midlands) PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-five men from three rural areas of Tasmania, ≥18 years, about to become first-time father with partner at least 20 weeks pregnant. Semistructured interviews explored men's experiences of father-only antenatal education groups. Four themes emerged from the thematic analysis: (i) motivations for attending antenatal groups (ii) the effect of the group setting on men's experiences (iii) masculine stereotypes in antenatal groups and (iv) strategies to support fathers. Data show men wanted to join the groups and learn about being an involved father. They often felt uncomfortable sharing experiences in discussion-based groups. They tended to prefer information-based groups which were not premised on sharing emotions. Men offered strategies to improve father-only antenatal education groups. Tasmanian antenatal education/support programs need improvement. Providing men with multiple opportunities to connect with other fathers is critical to improving support. Groups can be improved by accounting for multiple and complex constructions of masculinity, increasing the number of sessions offered and altering the structure.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 05-08-2019
DOI: 10.1002/HPJA.182
Abstract: parkrun is a free, weekly, timed, international mass community 5-km walk/run event. Unlike other paid events, parkrun attracts populations harder to engage in physical activity (PA) (eg, women, those with overweight/obesity or illness/injury/disability). This exploratory qualitative study investigated the in idual, social and environmental factors associated with parkrun's broad appeal in Australia. Tasmanian parkrunners who completed a quantitative survey (2016) were purposively recruited for a 2017 interview study. Semistructured interviews focused on reasons for parkrun participation. Data saturation was achieved by the tenth interview. Data were analysed thematically. Four themes emerged: (a) participation facilitators and barriers (b) PA gain and broader community benefit (c) social connections/networks and (d) organisational issues. Appealing characteristics of parkrun included strong social support, performance gain opportunities, socialising, inclusivity (eg, all ages/abilities), sense of community, positive atmosphere and accessibility (eg, no cost and convenience). Some participants reported that parkrun had stimulated gains in their total PA (not always limited to walking/running) and that parkrun may also result in other community benefits (eg, supporting local businesses, fee-based running club/event participation and "parkrun tourism"). Most participants first attended parkrun because of encouragement from their social networks, and participants subsequently encouraged others to attend. Participants found parkrun events well organised, but identified some potential threats (eg, local politics). Social factors appeared critical in driving initial and ongoing parkrun participation. parkrun may lead to wider community benefits beyond that gained through increased in idual PA. These findings highlight the "success factors" driving parkrun participation and provide insights for other community-based PA promotion activities.
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 12-08-2021
DOI: 10.1111/HSC.13130
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 21-06-2020
DOI: 10.1111/GWAO.12484
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 05-10-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-12-2016
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 11-04-2018
Abstract: Technological advancements have created new methods for conducting research. In this article, we explore the benefits and challenges of using participant-produced video diaries as a research method in a remote environment. Participant-produced video diaries provide rich ethnographic data of lived experiences. Moreover, video diaries allow data collection without researchers needing to be physically present, which facilitates research in remote locations. Therefore, we chose video diaries as one method of data collection for our study of a leadership programme for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine conducted in Antarctica. However, the remote location of this study raised methodological challenges beyond the routine issues associated with video diaries. In this article, we critically reflect on these challenges, highlighting implications for using participant-produced video diaries in other remote settings.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 20-11-2019
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 27-11-2015
Abstract: This paper documents how I fought for a place as a boxer in a regional Tasmanian boxing gym over a 30 month period. This work builds on existing ethnographic accounts that argue that, for women, becoming a boxer is more than just a matter of developing a fit body and physical skill – it is a continual project of negotiating gendered identity. Using an analytic autoethnographic methodology and drawing on contemporary theories of masculinity, I share my in idual experiences as a boxer and, in turn, reveal the complexities of bodywork and gendered identity within Tasmanian amateur boxing culture. My closing discussion analyses the way in which performances of masculinity were precarious, fragmented and anxious.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-04-2019
DOI: 10.1111/AJR.12505
Abstract: To examine how young bisexual women in rural Tasmania experience routine sexual health care in general practice settings. Semi-structured interviews with bisexual women were used for this study. Self-selected and purposive s ling were used to recruit women in 2015. Participants were recruited via community social media pages and a not-for-profit organisation supporting same-sex attracted rural youth. Data were analysed thematically. Regional and rural areas in the north and south of Tasmania, Australia. Fifteen bisexual women, 18-26 years of age, with experience seeking sexual health care in Tasmania. Semi-structured interviews explored women's experiences of inclusive sexual health care. Four key themes emerged from the thematic analysis: (a) issues of health care accessibility in rural Tasmania (b) the importance of visual signs of inclusivity in rural clinics (c) practitioner attitudes and (d) use of inclusive, gender-neutral language. Rural bisexual women prefer practitioners who make meaningful efforts to be inclusive and take a non-judgmental approach to sexual health care. Additional resources are needed to support rural communities and their health care providers to prioritise inclusive health practices.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-2012
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Date: 09-2016
Abstract: In this paper, I conduct a feminist multimodal critical discourse analysis (FMCDA) of the Lorna Jane (LJ) retail website ( www.lornajane.com.au ), an Australian fitness fashion company, to examine the discursive strategies used by the company to authorize a particular notion of “active living” for women. Specifically, I shall examine how the semiotic choices on the LJ website signify key discourses and themes related to health and fitness and how they are used to place the responsibility for fitness and health onto in idual women. In particular, I focus on the discourses inscribed through the technologies, styles, fabrics, colors, cuts, and sizing of LJ clothing items. I am also interested in the underlying choices, assumptions, and biases of these constructions and the power relationships underpinning them. I conclude that “empowerment” for women on the LJ website is imagined in a limited, in idualistic way.
Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
Date: 05-03-2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 12-11-2013
Abstract: This article doubles as a reflection piece and a primer in thinking about how to negotiate teaching gender in an evolving institutional climate. I argue that teaching gender in sociology sits at odds with the increasing neoliberal and postfeminist discourses, attitudes, and economics that currently structure Australian universities. First, I locate the context in which teachers of gender in sociology find themselves in Australia with an emphasis on how neoliberal and postfeminist discourses challenge students in developing a sociological imagination. Next, I examine the utility of feminist pedagogies based on my own experiences as a teacher. Specifically, I explore two strategies that I have employed in one gender-focused unit that I teach to address the challenges posed by neoliberal and postfeminist orthodoxy.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2011
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-06-2020
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 17-10-2022
DOI: 10.1111/GWAO.12908
Abstract: It is now well‐established that science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) institutions globally should invest in building erse and inclusive workforces. However, women of color remain underrepresented in STEMM in Australia and their organizational experiences are under‐researched. To address this gap, we used a qualitative approach to explore the complex intersections of race/ethnicity and gender that may contribute to women's underrepresentation in Australian STEMM. Primary data encompassed interviews with 30 self‐identified women of color working in academia, industry, and government STEMM organizations. We drew on intersectionality theory to explore participants' experiences of their working environments and grounded theory in our analysis. This article focuses on an understudied area related to the maintenance of white male power in STEMM and everyday experiences of “in/visibility”—the paradoxical space of invisibility and hypervisibility that women of color occupy within STEMM fields. For ex le, various features of women of color's identities, such as physical appearance, cultural background, accent, and name, led to participants feeling “different” and hypervisible in STEMM workplaces in Australia, in which the stereotype of a white male scientist predominates. Women also felt hypervisible as race/gender tokens when they were expected to do the ersity work of the institution. In contrast, participants felt invisible when they were professionally and socially excluded from networking events, such as after‐work drinks. Women of color's experiences of having to work much harder than white colleagues to gain recognition of their organizational value also contributed to feelings of invisibility. The study findings provide deep insight into Australian STEMM cultures by foregrounding how in/visibility shows up in the experiences of women of color. This study builds on our understanding of women's STEMM careers as inextricably linked to intersectional features of social identity and white masculine power dynamics in organizations and society more broadly. We conclude by advocating for a more nuanced understanding of “women in STEMM” in Australia (e.g., via more sophisticated data collection and analysis) to ensure that national policies and initiatives benefit all women.
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 14-11-2022
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0277676
Abstract: With Antarctic expeditioners popularly portrayed in the media during the pandemic as both heroic stalwarts better equipped than any other people to deal with the rigours of isolation and, paradoxically, the only people untouched by the virus, it was all too easy to ignore the actual experiences of those working in the continent. Drawing on the experiences of expeditioners in the Australian Antarctic Program from 2019–21, this article provides a counter to popular media perspective by exploring how COVID-19 protocols–including quarantine and social distancing–affected expeditioners’ in idual well-being and their experiences of the social environment. We argue that Antarctic life during COVID-19 has not been as detached from the rest of the world nor as heroic as the popular media has suggested, but nonetheless provides important insights for survival in isolated, confined, and extreme environments (ICE) and non-ICE environments at a time of pandemic.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-04-2019
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2019.1584334
Abstract: Increased awareness of the health disparities faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people has driven the need for LGBTIQ-inclusive medical practices internationally. However, despite bisexual, pansexual and queer women's increased sexual health risks and reduced engagement with health services, there is little qualitative research examining their healthcare experiences. In addition, healthcare practitioners continue to report lack of awareness and competence in inclusive practice, particularly regarding these groups. To address these gaps in the literature and practice, this study draws on 21 qualitative interviews with women and general practitioners, comparing and contrasting their understandings and experiences of inclusive sexual and reproductive healthcare. Findings reveal that women value practitioners who take a non-judgemental approach, use inclusive language and are knowledgeable or willing to self-educate about LGBTIQ issues. Practitioners describe prioritising visual indicators of inclusivity, using inclusive language and embracing professional development. However, women and doctors both identify knowledge gaps among healthcare providers and the need for additional training opportunities to support effective inclusive practice.
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