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Mapping policy understandings of gender & sexuality: preliminary review
Katrina Pritchard 
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Helen Williams ,
Alice Elworthy
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Helen Williams ,
Alice Elworthy
Swansea University Authors:
Katrina Pritchard , Helen Williams , Alice Elworthy
DOI (Published version): 10.23889/sureport.63677
Abstract
As part of the wider Breaking Binaries Research (BBR) programme, in this project we aim to map understandings of gender and sexuality diversity across various government policy documents within the UK. We focus on the implications of these understandings for entrepreneurs and small businesses in rel...
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Swansea University
School of Management, Swansea University
2023
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http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/sureport.63677 |
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As part of the wider Breaking Binaries Research (BBR) programme, in this project we aim to map understandings of gender and sexuality diversity across various government policy documents within the UK. We focus on the implications of these understandings for entrepreneurs and small businesses in relation to how diversity is constructed by policy makers. Policy documents provide a visual and written summary with varying focus ranging from statements, directives, advisories and guidance, plans and reviews. Such policies represent a political ideological articulation of how prevailing values intersect with understandings of diverse identities (Ahl & Marlow, 2021). We define gender and sexuality diversity as including all those who self-identify as not conforming to binary identities and/or bodies, and those who identify in various, and sometimes multiple, ways as part of LGBTQIA+ communities. Policy makers labelling of these identities, especially the use of pre-given categories, is problematic (Guyan, 2022) but little is known about the use of different terms and associated understandings. Our initial focus is therefore a mapping exercise to explore both visual and textual data to shed light on policy understandings of these aspects of diversity. |
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BBR Report 2301v1, June 2023.Breaking Binaries Research (BBR) programme.Citation: Pritchard K, Williams HC & Elworthy AS (2023). Mapping policy understandings of gender and sexuality: preliminary review. BBR Report 2301v1 https://breakingbinariesresearch.wordpress.com/ |
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Gender, sexuality, diversity, government policy, UK |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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This research was part-funded by ISBE (The Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship) RAKE Knowledge Exchange fund (RAKE2022-01) and part-funded by Swansea University. |