Transgender and gender-expansive students’ experiences of genderism at women’s colleges and universities

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ID12975633
AuthorsLaura Boyd Farmer (0000-0002-5277-6877, corresponding author), Claire K Robbins (0000-0002-5835-6275), Jennifer L Keith, Challen J Mabry
Year2019
Volume13
Issue2
Pages146-157
Publication date2019-06-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Diversity in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1938-8934 • E-ISSN: 1938-8926
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/dhe0000129
OpenAlexW2953640431
LanguageEN
Citations received4

Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, the researchers conducted a qualitative exploration of transgender and gender-expansive students’ experiences of genderism while attending women’s colleges and universities. Genderism is understood as prejudice or bias that results from a binary view of gender. Ten participants shared their experiences of genderism related to gender identity, gender role, gender expression, relationships, academics, residence life, and university policies and practices. Six themes are presented with support from participant extracts. Implications for faculty, staff, and administrators at women’s colleges and universities are discussed, along with considerations for advocacy efforts

Expansive · Higher education · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Human sexuality · Pedagogy · Political science · Sex discrimination · Sexual identity · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Transgender · Transgender women · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology

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