„Doing Gender“ im Altenpflegeheim

Reitinger, Elisabeth; Lehner, Erich; Pichler, Barbara; Heimerl, Katharina

doi:10.1007/s00391-016-1147-5

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“…As correlates, the results cannot explain why women are more burdened. One possibility is that men and women appear to work different tasks, despite having the same job title [ 5 , 30 ]. Interestingly, the occupational subgroup of white-collar high-skilled workers not only has the most pronounced gender inequalities in complaints but is also the only subgroup with an almost 50/50 gender distribution in the sample.…”

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Gender inequalities of psychosomatic complaints at work vary by occupational groups of white- and blue-collar and level of skill: A cross sectional study

Grasshoff,

Safieddine,

Sperlich

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Background Previous research has shown that women report more psychosomatic complaints at work than men. However, knowledge about gender inequalities in psychosomatic complaints within occupational groups and specific symptoms is lacking. This study aims to compare gender inequalities in psychosomatic complaints in the occupational groups of white-collar high-skilled, white-collar low-skilled, blue-collar high-skilled and blue-collar low-skilled workers. Methods The study implemented a cross sectional design using data from the nationwide German Employment Survey of the Working Population on Qualification and Working Conditions conducted in 2017/ 2018. Psychosomatic complaints were operationalised by the following symptoms: headache, insomnia, tiredness, irritability, dejection, physical fatigue, and emotional fatigue. N = 20012 working German-speaking respondents were sampled. After excluding persons with missing data on the study variables, the sample consisted of N = 16359 persons. Results Women reported significantly more psychosomatic complaints than men in the subgroups of white-collar high-skilled and white-collar low-skilled (ps < .05), inequalities in blue-collar high-skilled and blue-collar low-skilled only being numerical. Regarding specific symptoms, women reported more psychosomatic complaints then men in the subgroups of white-collar high-skilled workers, white-collar low-skilled workers, and blue-collar low-skilled workers. Headaches, physical fatigue, and emotional fatigue were the most common symptoms. The white-collar high-skilled subgroup had the highest number of symptoms with significant gender inequalities. These effects remained after controlling for age, working hours, parental status and marital status. Conclusions Gender inequalities in psychosomatic complaints are ubiquitous but vary in their frequency by occupational subgroup and specific psychosomatic complaint. Women in white-collar high-skilled jobs in particular report to be burdened more often by many specific psychosomatic symptoms. Future studies should investigate the reasons for these occupational inequalities and develop interventions to reduce health inequalities in the workplace.

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Gender inequalities of psychosomatic complaints at work vary by occupational groups of white- and blue-collar and level of skill: A cross sectional study

Grasshoff,

Safieddine,

Sperlich

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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“…In critically unpacking gendered occupation, the distinction between gender and gendered must first be deconstructed. Critical feminist and sociological scholarship spanning back to the 1980s emphasized the distinctive use of gender as a descriptive adjective and causal concept, noting the latter endorses a political agenda (Scott, 1986;West & Zimmerman, 1987). The notion of 'gendered' transcends the categorical dichotomy of description, asserting that gender is both relational and political, with existing power relations between the gendered construct and what it is situated in (Scott, 1986;Sharp, Franzway, Mills, & Gill, 2012).…”

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‘Africana womanism’: Implications for transformative scholarship in occupational science

Huff

Rudman

Magalhães

et al. 2018

Journal of Occupational Science

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This paper responds to the call for occupational scientists to advance understandings of occupation beyond a Western paradigm by considering the implications of drawing upon Africana womanism as a theoretical underpinning to explore gendered occupation. The uptake of Africana Womanist theory can challenge taken-for-granted assumptions tacitly embedded within occupational science surrounding gender and womanhood, while creating space for alternative ways of being, knowing, and doing in the conceptualization and study of occupation. The dual aims of this theoretical discussion paper are: to outline how Africana womanism both challenges implicit assumptions regarding gender and occupation (specifically gendered occupations) embedded in occupational science, and to critically consider how Africana womanism can advance understandings of occupation beyond a Western paradigm.

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“…In this context, it should be mentioned that gender plays an important role in nursing homes [3]. From the perspective of the proportion of those involved, the nursing home is a woman's world.…”

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“…Therefore, there cannot be one indoor climate that is considered optimal by every individual. The classic work of Fanger [8] related thermal sensation to the existence of heat balance by observing a large number of people in a laboratory experiment [3]. He established a lab-based PMV-PPD method.…”

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GREEN: Cool & Care—Research and Development of Greening Measures in Nursing Homes in Austria. Technical and Social Interconnections

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According to demographic data, the percentage of elderly people within the population is growing, representing a vulnerable group to the effects of increasing heat, but little attention has been paid to developed adaptation measures. In addition, many older people leave their familiar homes and live in nursing homes. The person-centred care pursues creating spaces of high living quality for these people in nursing homes, to which plants and greenery can contribute. Greening is also considered an effective climate change adaptation measure. To create healthy conditions for this vulnerable group of elderly, both technical and social factors must be considered, and accordingly, a successful solution can only be achieved in an interdisciplinary way. The research and development of the project “Green: Cool & Care” dealt with this outset from a building physics, social, and nursing science perspective, and concepts to integrate greening measures in nursing homes were developed jointly by researchers, planners, staff, volunteers, and residents. For this purpose, measurement campaigns of air quality parameters, individual interviews and focus groups, as well as co-creative workshops were conducted aiming to include the objective building conditions as well as the subjective needs in developing and, in a further step, implementing greening measures.

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„Doing Gender“ im Altenpflegeheim

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Gender inequalities of psychosomatic complaints at work vary by occupational groups of white- and blue-collar and level of skill: A cross sectional study

Gender inequalities of psychosomatic complaints at work vary by occupational groups of white- and blue-collar and level of skill: A cross sectional study

‘Africana womanism’: Implications for transformative scholarship in occupational science

GREEN: Cool & Care—Research and Development of Greening Measures in Nursing Homes in Austria. Technical and Social Interconnections

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