Listen… and Speak: A Discussion of Weight Bias, its Intersections with Homophobia, Racism, and Misogyny, and Their Impacts on Health

Kasten, Gerry

doi:10.3148/cjdpr-2018-023

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“…Future research should examine if the theoretical links hold across gender and culture by garnering a more diverse and global sample. This is important as power and privilege intersect (Crenshaw, 1991;Kasten, 2018), and the quality of working life for individuals managing multiple stigmatized identities may be strikingly dissimilar, particularly with regard to harassment and stigma. Though we chose to focus specifically on women within this study, researchers should also address the role that EDs play in the working lives of men.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Eating Disorders in the Workplace: A Qualitative Investigation of Women’s Experiences

Siegel

Sawyer

2018

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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Though employment is typically associated with positive mental health outcomes for individuals with disabilities, the ubiquity of stress and stigma at work may complicate the relation between work and well-being for women with eating disorders (EDs). To date, however, the experiences of women with EDs in the workplace have not been examined. By utilizing a qualitative methodology to form an initial framework for the examination of EDs in the workplace, we address this gap in the literature. Seventy adult women with anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder discussed the relation between work and their condition. The data analysis led to the delineation of a theoretical model, which we propose explains the interconnections between key study constructs, including individual characteristics; workplace stressors; identity, stigma, and stress management techniques; and related personal and organizational outcomes. Our research suggests that, depending on how stress is managed, the workplace can serve as a bridge or a barrier to ED recovery. This study lays the groundwork for understanding the ways in which workplace life interacts and interferes with ED management, opening up a new line of investigation for researchers working to enhance the lives of individuals with EDs across life domains.

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Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Eating Disorders in the Workplace: A Qualitative Investigation of Women’s Experiences

Siegel

Sawyer

2018

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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“…Crucial to note is the uneven burden of weight stigma across social groups. Members of multiple marginalized groups can carry particularly high burdens of stigma in a fatphobic society (Kasten, 2018;Rice et al, 2020;van Amsterdam, 2013). For example, fat women are stigmatized more severely than men, and at lower weights (Hatzenbuehler et al, 2009); thus, not only do women experience certain disadvantages in a patriarchal system, but fat women experience compound forms of injustice not encountered by thin women or fat men (Hicken et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Fighting for a (wide enough) seat at the table: weight stigma in law and policy

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Few jurisdictions provide legal protection against discrimination on the basis of weight despite evidence of pervasive inequalities faced by fat individuals in employment, healthcare, education and other domains. Yet, in the last two decades, advocacy efforts in several countries aimed to remedy this situation have been largely unsuccessful. We present a cross-national conceptual analysis of three significant anti-discrimination developments regarding weight in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Iceland, respectively, to highlight how the creation, implementation, and enforcement of legal and policy mechanisms that prohibit weight discrimination ironically suffer Fighting for a (wide enough) seat at the table: Weight stigma in law and policy under the very burden of deeply rooted structural stigmas against fatness and fat bodies that such efforts seek to counter. However, drawing on research around policy change in response to other social movements, we conclude that we may be at a time where broad-ranging policy change could become a reality.

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“…Other researchers have called dietitians to be more aware of the experiences of LGBTQ+ people and for more education and advocacy in LGBTQ+ nutrition. 58 , 59 , 60 …”

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Being in a queer time: Exploring the influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic on LGBTQ+ body image

Quathamer

Joy

2021

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Aim The isolating public health measures mandated during the COVID‐19 pandemic had complex influences on the lives and body image of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer individuals (LGBTQ+) in Canada. The aim of this study was to explore the impact the COVID‐19 pandemic had on body image for LGBTQ+ Canadians. Methods The qualitative research process was guided by queer theory and poststructuralism and consisted of an online survey with open‐ended questions and semi‐structured virtual interviews. A total of 70 self‐identifying LGBTQ+ individuals completed the survey, and eight individuals partook in the interviews. Responses were analysed using Foucauldian discourse analysis. Results Four major discursive considerations were found to shape participants' experiences, including, (a) time for reflection, (b) time away from social surveillance, (c) time to work on oneself, and (d) time to (dis)connect. Woven through these considerations were social discourses of hetero‐cis‐normativity, healthism, and resistance. Discussion The COVID‐19 pandemic was a ‘queer time’ for LGBTQ+ people. Competing social discourses created complex and often contradictory meanings of bodies and body image. COVID‐19‐related self‐isolation was for some participants a reprieve from constant body monitoring while for others it was a time of continued pressure to embody body ideals. Participants suggested that nutritional messages during such times be ones of compassion and non‐judgement of bodies.

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Listen… and Speak: A Discussion of Weight Bias, its Intersections with Homophobia, Racism, and Misogyny, and Their Impacts on Health

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

Eating Disorders in the Workplace: A Qualitative Investigation of Women’s Experiences

Eating Disorders in the Workplace: A Qualitative Investigation of Women’s Experiences

Fighting for a (wide enough) seat at the table: weight stigma in law and policy

Being in a queer time: Exploring the influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic on LGBTQ+ body image

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