Gender Inclusion Research Articles

Marginalised or privileged? Analysing nursing education for male students in the UK and Taiwan with fragmented frameworks of gender

This comparative analysis explores interactions and relationships influenced by gender in nursing education for male students in the United Kingdom (UK) and Taiwan, using Unterhalter's (2007) fragmented frameworks of gender to understand historical backgrounds, policies, and clinical curricula. While the UK demonstrates a gradual increase in male nurses over time, emphasising specialisation and comprehensive clinical exposure, Taiwan faces challenges influenced by cultural factors, particularly resistance to male nurses in certain fields. Disparities in the percentage of male nurses on registers and challenges during clinical placements are examined, highlighting the multifaceted nature of gender as a noun, adjective, and verb. Both countries grapple with the imperative of gender inclusivity, with recommendations for targeted recruitment campaigns to challenge existing gender norms and eliminate barriers, fostering equitable environments in nursing education.

The Role of Institutional Review Boards in Improving the Inclusion of Sex and Gender as Variables in Clinical Research

Abstract: In orthopaedic clinical research, as in other fields, sex and gender-specific analyses are not consistently performed, despite evidence of sex differences in outcomes. Both institutional review boards (IRBs) and journal editors have a role in impacting the rate at which such analyses are performed and reported. The authority, responsibilities, and potential actions of IRBs are discussed herein, with the aim of setting investigator expectations and propelling changes to the study plan before the research is initiated.

Streaming Diversité: Exploring representations within French-language scripted series on Canadian SVOD services.

Canadian subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) services have commissioned French-language 'original' content to attract local audiences. ICI TOU.TV, Club Illico and Crave have indeed commissioned more than a hundred French-language scripted series, mostly produced in the Quebec province. However, the current state of research only marginally documents these services. Even in Canada, most research focus on US-owned streaming giants such as Netflix and Amazon, thus providing little information on Canadian national SVOD services, and their affordances in terms of storytelling and representation. Current research also completely overlooks French-language original content. This paper therefore discusses the results of the very first research project to specifically focus on the production of original French-language series for Canadian streaming services. After reviewing all original (scripted and unscripted) French-language content available on Canadian-owned SVOD services, a textual analysis of more than 40 scripted series has been conducted, which led to intricate insights regarding prevailing narrative trends and characteristics of main and secondary characters. In so doing, the objective was also to determine the level of diversity included within this so-called original content. In a context characterized by an unprecedented proliferation of scripted series, it indeed becomes crucial to ascertain whether a greater quantity of productions necessarily leads to a greater diversity in representation, that is, the inclusion of a 'multiplicity of forms', and an equitable plurality of cultural expressions and identities. This research produced several findings that testify to a significant inclusion of sexual, gender, and racial diversity, as well as a noticeable trend towards intersectional representation. Yet, the analysis also led to identify persistent issues, such as the qualitative marginalization of non-normative characters (queer, BIPOC, with disability, etc.), as they mostly are relegated to supporting roles. These findings therefore call for a nuanced assessment of the 'progress' in representation on streaming services.

Gender Inclusivity in Law Enforcement: Impact of Gender-Responsive Policing in Region IV-A, CALABARZON

This study investigates the status of gender equality in law enforcement, gender consideration and discrimination, gender safety in transportation, and the extent of gender-responsive policing. Employing a quantitative research design, the study sourced data from 165 participants through purposive sampling, which was sanctioned by the Land Transportation Office in Region IV-A CALABARZON. Findings reveal a young to middle-aged participant profile, predominantly with higher education, suggesting a potentially elevated perspective on gender inclusivity informed by their educational experiences. High mean scores across gender inclusivity metrics indicate a positive perception of gender equality, particularly in terms of economic participation, opportunities, and law enforcement practices. However, certain areas have highlighted the need for further research, especially regarding discrimination in career advancement. This study underscores the significant role of GROs in enhancing perceptions of gender equality and safety. This emphasizes the importance of fostering a positive community reception toward gender-responsive policing initiatives contrary to the initial hypotheses. Demographic profiles, including age and training received, were not significantly correlated with perceptions of gender-responsive policing, directing attention to areas warranting further investigation.

Catalysing gender transformation in research through engaging African science granting councils

Science investments should benefit everyone; however, research still predominantly lacks gender integration, resulting in incomplete findings and inequitable outcomes. Moreover, despite some progress, gender disparities persist in the research workforce. Research funders, including science granting councils, are pivotal in driving gender transformation through shaping knowledge production and research infrastructure. We report on key findings from the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Gender Equality and Inclusivity (GEI) Project – a multi-year participatory intervention aimed at strengthening the capacities of councils to integrate GEI across their functions. Participating councils were located in 13 African countries, and their actions spanned four domains: building organisational GEI infrastructure; reshaping norms, practices, and power relations that perpetuate gender inequality; implementing targeted measures to address women’s unequal access to resources and research opportunities; and promoting collective ownership of efforts to advance GEI in the research and innovation ecosystem.

Toward Sustainable Development and Gender Inclusion: Sexual Harassment and Gender Based Bias

This study aimed to provide an understanding of appropriate prevention strategies for sexual harassment and gender-based bias. Gender issues hindering women’s career development and work safety have been widely discussed worldwide. The research method used was a qualitative descriptive approach and a cross-sectional population- based study to examine the risk variables associated with sexual harassment and gender-based bias. Through a snowball sampling technique, where the researcher selected several informants who had experienced gender bias and sexual harassment while working at a company. As a result of extensive discrimation, to mark the entering of the ILO Convention No. 190 on Violence and harassment in the world of work on June 25th, the UN Indonesia and the ILO, in collaboration with the Alliance to Stop Violence and Harassment at the Workplace in Indonesia, conducted an interactive discussion to promote the ratification of the Convention by Indonesia. The Convention provides the first international definition of violence and harassment in the world of work, including gender-based violence and harassment. It ensures safer, more productive workplaces by protecting the most vulnerable. However, it is necessary to increase knowledge about what prevention efforts are used in different settings. Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals; Gender issues; Sexual Harassment; Workplace.

Gendered Impact of Climate Change among Paddy Farmers of Kahama District, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania

The study presents the findings on the research which examined gendered impacts of climate change among the paddy farmers of Kahama District, Shinyanga Region. Specifically, the study assessed gendered desegregated effects of climate change among the paddy farmers and the implications on the effects of climate change among women farmers of Kahama District. The study adopted a cross sectional research design on which 312 randomly selected farm households were interviewed. The study employed a triangulation approach whereby primary data were collected through household surveys, field observation and key informants’ interviews. The findings revealed that women and men farmers disproportionally affected by climate change. These effects include the prevalence pests and diseases over a period of 30 years and the general decrease in crop yields to due to the changes in temperature and rainfall patterns. These effects pose negative implications in increasing women’s workload and time burden, health and safety risks, and livelihood and food security respectively. The study concluded that women bear a disproportionate burden of the challenges of climate change due to existing social and economic inequalities. This negatively subject women farmers into health, livelihoods and overall additional household burden of the households’ activities. The study recommends to the Government to enforce gender-sensitive policies and interventions. Furthermore, it is recommended to the Government to ensure that effective strategies prioritize gender equity and inclusivity so as to build a more adaptive farming community.

Adaptive Strategies in E-commerce: the Role of Gender Dynamics, Consumer Preferences, and Technological Advancements among Filwin Members

The expansion of e-commerce globally has fundamentally altered consumer preferences and business strategies. This study investigates these shifts by focusing on the Filipino Women Inventors and Innovators Network (FILWIN), which includes diverse leaders such as entrepreneurs, academics, scientists, and government officials from various sectors in the Philippines. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research combines quantitative data from surveys with qualitative insights gathered through open-ended questions, interviews, and focus group discussions with FILWIN members. This methodology allows for a comprehensive analysis of how these women leaders adapt to the evolving market demands and leverage innovative strategies in their respective fields. Although the study predominantly focuses on FILWIN members, which may limit its broader applicability, it underscores the necessity for extensive interdisciplinary research across diverse professional fields. The results are crucial for policymakers and industry leaders, providing them with valuable insights to promote gender inclusivity and foster innovation in the digital economy. This research provides original insights into the experiences of a unique yet understudied group of female leaders and enriches our understanding of gender dynamics in technological and social innovation, offering a solid foundation for further scholarly and practical explorations.

Stimulating the capacity to govern the commons.

The ability to strengthen governance institutions and fisheries restrictions and laws is needed to improve conservation and management of common-pool resources. We evaluated the potential for stimulating change with modest interventions by studying fishing village households before and after a 27-month intervention period in a high-priority coral reef conservation area. Interventions included training in catch monitoring, stock assessment, mapping fishing grounds, microcredit, gender inclusion, theatrical skills, fuel efficient stoves, and participation in the planning of a conservation proposal. There was a background increase in reported formal education, household size, group membership, and household wealth but a decrease in fish consumption and public services. Of conservation importance, the perceived strength of 13 governance institutions and benefits of 6 fisheries restrictions increased over the intervention period. Finally, correspondence between knowledge of and agreement with recent national fisheries laws was moderate to high and positively correlated. The intervention period was stronger than demographic factors that often influence perceptions, such as village, government services, gender, household size, membership in community groups, and age responses. In general, perceptions of strengths of governance and benefits of restrictions increased more among women and youth than adult men respondents. The largest changes in perceptions of increased benefits were among strict restrictions initially ranked low, specifically fisheries closures, parks, and species restrictions. Consequently, capacity building overrode demographic factors common to poor people with limited employment capacity that can have negative perceptions of strict conservation.

Advancing gender inclusivity: moving entrepreneurial ecosystems onto new paths

Advancing gender inclusivity: moving entrepreneurial ecosystems onto new paths

JOB STATUS OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY: A SUSTAINABILITY PERSPECTIVE

Objective: This study aims at exploring the relationship between the job status of female engineers and the lack of development opportunities in the workplace considering the United Nation’s Social Development Goal number 5 (Gender Equality) and amid sever low representation of women in science, engineering, and technology (SET) industries worldwide. A discussion of the leaky pipeline, a term used by scholars to indicate the progressive decline in the number of women opting the field of SET in the professional practice, is presented (Berry et al., 2022; Kemp, 2021). Method: Quantitative approach was administered in one of the leading universities in Dubai, targeting graduate and postgraduate female students in SET majors. Data analysis was conducted using ANOVA testing. Results: The findings of the research suggest that the job status of female engineers and the lack of development opportunities at the workplace are not related with positive inferences about the progressive evolution that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is witnessing in terms of gender diversity and inclusion (Alblooshi & May, 2018). Originality/Value: Major governmental initiatives regarding gender equality are represented and discussed. The study provides positive insights related to the under-representation of females in SET sectors and a gateway for future research amid lack of literature pertaining to this subject in the Arab world.

Beyond diversity: an analysis of gender inclusion within Indian manufacturing organizations

Beyond diversity: an analysis of gender inclusion within Indian manufacturing organizations

Gender Inclusivity of Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines Intended to Be Applied or Implemented Based on Sex or Gender: A Descriptive Study

Gender Inclusivity of Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines Intended to Be Applied or Implemented Based on Sex or Gender: A Descriptive Study

The Revised Sexual Experiences Survey Victimization Version (SES-V): Conceptualization, Modifications, Items and Scoring

ABSTRACT The Sexual Experiences Survey [SES] is considered the gold standard measure of non-consensual sexual experiences. This article introduces a new victimization version [SES-V] developed by a multidisciplinary collaboration, the first revision since 2007. The 2024 SES-V is designed to measure the construct of sexual exploitation since the 14th birthday. Notable revisions are adoption of a freely given permission standard for non-consent, introduction of new tactics and acts, including made to perform or to penetrate another person’s body, tactics-first wording order, and emphasis on gender and sexual orientation inclusivity. The SES-V is modularized to allow whole or partial administration. Modules include Non-contact, Technology-facilitated, Illegal (largely penetrative), and Verbally pressured sexual exploitation. Tables provide item text, multiple scoring approaches, module follow-up, specific incident description and demographics. Future plans include developing a scoring algorithm based on weighting our hypothesized dimensions of sexual exploitation severity: invasiveness, pressure, and norm violation combined with frequency. This article is the first in a special issue on the SES-V. Subsequent articles focus on the taxonomies and literature that informed each module. The issue concludes with two empirical papers demonstrating the feasibility and validity of the SES-V: (1) psychometric comparison with the 2007 SES-SFV; and (2) prevalence data from a census-matched adult community sample.

“Because Boys Don’t Do Ballet”: Boys, Femmephobia, and the Potentials of a Femininity-Affirmative Pedagogy in Kindergarten

In this article, the authors draw on feminist theorizations to examine ethnographic data, illustrating how femmephobia is enacted among boys in kindergarten. They also examine how teachers’ well-intended responses may inadvertently legitimize femmephobia when a femininity-affirmative orientation is not applied. The authors argue that intentional gender-affirming actions by education stakeholders are necessary for promoting and supporting fluid gender explorations in kindergarten, especially in terms of valuing and validating femininity among boys. Specifically, they consider the potentials of femininity-affirmative pedagogy as one approach to countering femmephobia and working towards gender inclusion and equality in early education.

The challenges for gender diversity and inclusion in the wind energy industry and the ESG perspective of organizations

Context: Gender Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) has been a challenge for the energy and renewable energy industry. The wind energy industry has carried out a series of practices and initiatives to fulfil ESG criteria - environmental, social and governance, however the topic of D&I is still a paradigm for sector organizations. Objective: This paper aims to present how the wind industry can promote D&I to meet ESG criteria, specifically, mapping industry challenges to promote D&I practices. Method: The research methodology is a qualitative case study with 10 semi-structured interviews from different executive and managerial positions in organizations in the wind energy sector. Results: The results demonstrated that there are a series of challenges and some ongoing practices, but the gap between these practices and initiatives and the culture of organizations is still a sectoral bottleneck. Contribution: The scientific and practical contribution of the research lies in presenting a kaleidoscope with 5 main challenges for continuing the discussion of D&I in companies, as well as 10 practices reported by interviewees that unfold into a roadmap for the global wind sector.

Inclusion of Sex and Gender to Improve the State of the Science in Women's Health.

The influence of sex and gender-related factors on health and disease at all levels of scale, across all health conditions, and throughout the entire life course is increasingly clear. A series of policies instituted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that require researchers to include appropriate populations and to analyze the data accordingly have strengthened the evidence base around the health of women. Translating these advances to the entire research ecosystem can catalyze rigorous biomedical discovery that can improve health. We encourage journals, publishers, and funders to align their policies and expectations regarding sex and gender considerations in research with those of the NIH and other international funding agencies.

Safeguarding? Critiquing Gender-Critical Discourse around Gender Diversity at School

More and more young people are identifying their gender in different ways, and gender diversity at school has become an increasingly debated topic. Within the United Kingdom (UK), sociopolitical discourse has become progressively fractured, with the UK Government recently releasing controversial draft non-statutory guidance prohibiting social transitioning, or the changing of names, pronouns and/or appearance amongst gender-diverse individuals at school. One term which has been increasingly utilized in this discourse is “safeguarding”, a term which refers to the practice of promoting child welfare and protecting children from harm. Safeguarding is a key consideration when discussing gender inclusion at school. However, harmful and discriminatory policies, such as “outing” gender-questioning children to their parents, are now being mislabelled as safeguarding practices. This article will argue that the concept of safeguarding, and wider discourses around child vulnerability, are being misappropriated in order to justify anti-trans policies. This article will explore the current UK discourse around gender-diverse children at school, demonstrating that gender-diverse youth are perceived as both vulnerable to “gender ideology” and a threat to others at school, a social positioning that serves to restrict their rights and agency. This article will discuss the ways in which the term safeguarding is being weaponized against gender-diverse children, before reviewing the social scientific research on risk and protective factors for gender-diverse youth, to understand what safeguarding gender-diverse children actually means. Keywords: gender diversity; trans; school; cisgenderism; safeguarding; childhood.

Innovative Combination of Dodgeball and Soccer Skills in Developing a Recreational Game

Today, traditional games are important because they hold cultural value, foster social interaction, require physical movement, and impart critical thinking skills needed in a multifaceted, interconnected world. This research focuses on creating a modified recreational game called Likyan-Bola, blending elements of dodgeball and soccer kicking skills to suit the needs and abilities of different groups. The study involved 200 participants from Mindanao State University- General Santos City, including varsity athletes, physical education students, and Bachelor of Physical Education students. The Input-Process-Output (IPO) Model was used for qualitative research design, employing the Successive Approximation Model (SAM). Feedback from participants highlighted the game's positive reception, with themes emerging around the modified game's development, gender inclusivity, and skill competence. Overall, Likyan-Bola was found to be playable, valid, and well-received, suggesting its potential for widespread adoption in physical education classes.

Challenging Gaslighting of Women in Academia: A Call for Gender Equality and Inclusive Environment

Gaslighting is a pervasive form of manipulation that psychologically dents its victims. In the context of academia, women frequently face gaslighting. Unfortunately, only a few women are cognizant of this psychological abuse. This research explored the concept of gaslighting, its manifestations in academic settings, and its detrimental impact on women's experiences along with the possible solutions. Therefore, this research emphasizes the importance of challenging gaslighting behaviors, fostering gender equality, and creating inclusive environments that empower women in academia. During the research mostly primary data along with secondary data were used, because the actual victims can more effectively describe the issues. Therefore, it includes interviews with working women in academia from sampled institutions. Findings showed that, 33% of participants reported direct experiences or witnessing instances of gaslighting in the academic workplace, with an additional 21% admitting to experiencing gaslighting to varying degrees, while a notable proportion of participants (32%) reported challenges in accessing equitable resources, opportunities, or support compared to male colleagues, highlighting systemic gender disparities in academia. This research has recommended that the vicious circle of gaslighting can be controlled if academic institutions prioritize the creation of supportive and empowering spaces that value and amplify women's contributions. Keywords: Gaslighting, Women’s Empowerment, Women’s Rights, Psychology, Gender inequality