Sexual Ambiguity: Development of Judgement and Evaluation Criteria over the Centuries

Rosselli, D

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“…Androgyny is composed of the ancient Greek word for man ("andros") and woman ("gyne") and is used for persons that express both male and female characteristics. However, there is no clear definition about the commonalities and differences of the concepts of intersex and androgyny, and different intersex people use androgyny in their self-images and self-concepts in different ways and intensities; many, too, do not use the concept at all (Rosselli 2015). In his book Symposium, for example, Plato has Aristophanes tell the story of the three original types of people, who were spherical, each individual having two bodies that were attached back-to-back.…”

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Intersexuality and Trans-Identities within the Diversity Management Discourse

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2016

Sexual Orientation and Transgender Issues in Organizations

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Within both the scientific discourse on workforce diversity, and diversity management practice, intersexuality and transgender issues have hitherto remained marginalized topics. This chapter gives an overview of the discourses on both phenomena, and proposes starting points for more inclusive organizational diversity management initiatives. It is shown that both topics represent different aspects of the category of "gender". The common practice of conceptually lumping together intersexuality, transgenderism, and sexual orientation can be seen as one important reason that intersexuality and transgenderism are rarely considered in organizational diversity management programs in terms of concrete action. Against this background, a modified, and more integrated approach to structuring the workforce alongside the different dimensions of diversity is proposed. It is shown that the categories of "biological sex and gender", "gender identity", and "sexual orientation" cannot be regarded as being separate from each other. They represent, rather, an interrelated organizational field of action that should be considered as being one interrelated topic for organizational diversity practices. This chapter derives this claim theoretically and discusses the consequences for organizational diversity management practices. For most organizations, this would mean a fundamental rethinking of their goals, in terms of workforce diversity, and the shaping of their diversity management programs.

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Section: Intersexualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Intersexuality and Trans-Identities within the Diversity Management Discourse

Köllen

2016

Sexual Orientation and Transgender Issues in Organizations

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Sexual Ambiguity: Development of Judgement and Evaluation Criteria over the Centuries

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Intersexuality and Trans-Identities within the Diversity Management Discourse

Intersexuality and Trans-Identities within the Diversity Management Discourse

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