Skip to content

Gender at Work

This blog aims to focus on gender and employment, equal pay, gender and organisations, transgender politics, theories about sex and gender, experiences of doing gender in daily life, performing and writing gender. The Blog is linked to the MA module 'Gender at Work' and many of the posts are written by students.

  • Home
  • About

Category: masculinity

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023

Calling me ‘baby girl’ is not a compliment

Ho Ki Lo “Hi sweetheart, you look wonderful, do you want to be my sweet baby?” That is what I’ve been asked while walking in […]

Feminism, Gender, masculinity by tw588
March 30, 2023March 30, 2023

The Career Dilemma of Chinese women: Discrimination in Recruitment

By Dongyu Zhang A joke circulating among young Chinese female netizens is “Being born a woman is already hard enough, but if you are unlucky […]

Culture, Feminism, masculinity by tw588
March 29, 2023March 30, 2023

Girl Boss: How does gender impact on how staff memebers feel about their bosses?

Bamsey, Lillie At the age of sixteen, I became employed at a local pub in the kitchen as a KP. My boss, a middle-aged man, […]

Culture, Feminism, masculinity by tw588
March 31, 2022

‘’Say good-bye to gender stereotype’’: how is gender portrayed  in the lyrics of pop music?

by Stephanie Pang Music is seen as an expressive tool where individuals can express their emotions. We often use music for many different purposes e.g. […]

Culture, Feminism, masculinity, music by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 31, 2022

Gender, the guitar and why people won’t stop calling Wet-Leg ‘Industry Plants’

by Johnny Hurst Following CPB-London’s recent ‘imagine a’ campaign:[1] picture a guitarist. Are they a man? They shouldn’t be. Not only should you not assume […]

Culture, Feminism, masculinity, music by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 31, 2022

Does university rugby culture reinforce hegemonic masculinity?

by Olivia Heathfield “All the freshers have to down pints… eat cat food, and lots of other random things” (Dempster, 2009:490). Hegemonic masculinity is a […]

Culture, masculinity, Sport by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 30, 2022

Incel culture: How a neo-masculinity challenges traditional notions of hegemonic masculinity

by Sophie Houghton TW – Sexual Abuse, Threats of Violence, Mass Violence Source: New America “Misogynist incel men have advocated for the legalization of violent […]

masculinity, Social Media by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 29, 2021

‘Prejudice and hostility experienced/expected as a gay Asian man in western society’

Katsuya Hasegawa ‘no Asians please’ – Tseng (2019) Unfortunately, this shocking phrase is commonly seen on gay dating apps in Western countries. Although globalization proceeds and […]

Ethnicity, homosexuality, Intersectionality, masculinity by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 29, 2021

5 children’s books for the gender conscious family

Maxime Perrott Reading books together as a family is one of the most beneficial ways to reconnect with each other after a busy day. But […]

Book Review, Childhood, Culture, masculinity, Uncategorized by Barbara Jane Elliott
March 28, 2019

FOUR REASONS WHY GENDER SHOULD BE PART OF THE UK SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Sara-Jane Luke ‘Boys in schools want to learn about gender, it matters to them, it’s important in their lives’- Raewyn Connell It is undeniable that […]

Childhood, masculinity by Barbara Jane Elliott

Posts navigation

1 2

Recent Posts

  • Design has a gender problem
  • Calling me ‘baby girl’ is not a compliment
  • The impact of childbirth in the female workplace
  • Powerfully Bald: Controlling the rules of femininity through hair
  • Gender Identity and the Woke Agenda

Recent Comments

  1. A WordPress Commenter on Introductory post

Archives

  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • March 2019
  • March 2018
  • January 2018

Categories

  • Anthropology
  • Book Review
  • Childhood
  • Climate Change
  • covid19
  • Culture
  • domestic labour
  • Ethnicity
  • fashion
  • Feminism
  • Gender
  • gender segregation
  • homosexuality
  • Intersectionality
  • masculinity
  • music
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Social Class
  • Social Media
  • Sport
  • TV Review
  • Uncategorized
  • Work

Using our site Accessibility Freedom of Information Modern Slavery Act Statement Data Protection Copyright & disclaimer Privacy & cookies Site map