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- Bjørnholt, Margunn, 1958-
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How men became the local agentsof change towards gender equality
- 2008
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Ingår i: Journal of Gender Studies. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0958-9236 .- 1465-3869. ; 20:3, s. 1-18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Work-Sharing Couples Study was an action research project conducted in the early 1970s to reconcile work, family and gender equality in families. Its design involved both spouses working part-time and sharing childcare and housework. This article is based on a follow-up study of the original couples 30 years later. The men played a key role in initiating work-sharing in their families and how the men becameagents of change is the topic of the article. Biographical influences from their families of origin and domestic skills, facilitated by the contemporary concept of a modern, profeminist masculinity, were important background factors, and promoting the careers of wives emerged as an important motivational factor. Their authoritative agency in promoting more egalitarian patterns of work and care in their own families also invokes the question of a constructive use of male power. This could give rise to a further discussion of power and masculinity and men as agents of change towards gender equality.
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- Egeberg Holmgren, Linn, 1979-, et al.
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Framing 'men in feminism' : theoretical locations, local contexts and practical passings in men's gender-conscious positionings on gender equality and feminism
- 2009
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Ingår i: Journal of Gender Studies. - London : Routledge. - 0958-9236 .- 1465-3869. ; 18:4, s. 403-418
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article addresses some aspects of the 'Man Question' in feminism, by way of the analysis of men's diverse gender-conscious positionings in relation to gender, gender equality and feminism. It builds on earlier work, making use of theoretical models in feminist literature combined with the micro-sociological concept of passing. The article is primarily concerned with the theoretical and empirical complexities, contradictions and ambiguities of men's positionings, as when they are self-defined as 'feminists' (or similar identifications) in radical or deconstructive ways. In this, Swedish interview data are used. Sweden is considered particularly interesting, with a qualified societal consensus on gender equality and a broadly positive place accorded to men's relations with feminism. The authors argue in the final section that there is a need to further dialogue between analyses of men/masculinities and the multidimensionality of feminisms, as well as a need for more empirical studies of men's different (pro) feminist positionings in order to elaborate the theoretical implications of different social contexts. The framing presented seeks to provide greater possibilities for such complex, nuanced and situated understandings of men's relation to feminism, theoretically, analytically and politically.
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- Wamala, Sarah, et al.
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How do gender, class and ethnicity interact to determine health status?
- 2009
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Ingår i: Journal of Gender Studies. - : ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. - 0958-9236 .- 1465-3869. ; 18:2, s. 115-129
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The main aim of this study was to evaluate intersections of gender (female/male), class (household income), and ethnicity (country of birth) in relation to various measures of psychological and physical health. The study is based on data from the Swedish National Public Health Survey 2006, comprising a randomly-selected sample of 26,305 men and 30,584 women aged 16-84 years. Of these 2147 men and 2916 women were born outside Sweden. Results from the present study show that being female and from an ethnic minority were consistently and statistically significantly associated with poor health outcomes. Men born in Sweden had overall better health than women who had been born in Sweden, who had better health than men born outside Sweden. The worst-off category was women born outside Sweden, particularly those in households with high income levels. Low income was consistently and statistically significantly associated with all measures of poor health outcomes among men but this association was not so clear for women. Based on the findings from the present study, we conclude that the strongest risk factor with regards to health is being from an ethnic minority, then being female and finally, having a low income. This study contributes to knowledge on the complex association between socio-economic factors and health which provides an evidence base for considering gender when formulating strategies to tackle health inequalities. We hope that the present study will inspire further studies that simultaneously evaluate combinations of differing social constructs.
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