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Mainstreaming Dissidence: Confronting Binary Gender in Social Work's Grand Challenges
Kel Kroehle1, Jama Shelton2, Emilie Clark2
1School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Social Work
|October 1, 2020
Summary
Social work must adopt a critical gender framework to dismantle oppressive systems. This approach challenges the binary gender system
Area of Science:
- Social Work
- Gender Studies
- Critical Theory
Background:
- Social work's commitment to anti-oppression requires a critical gender framework.
- Existing frameworks often fail to address systemic gendered injustices.
- The binary gender system is interconnected with constructs of race, nationhood, citizenship, and ability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To interrogate the binary gender system within the context of the Grand Challenges for Social Work.
- To move beyond reactive measures and critically analyze gendered oppression.
- To explore the role of social work in dismantling oppressive gender norms.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing transfeminist theory as a guiding framework.
- Examining three specific Grand Challenges: climate change, technology, and advancing long and productive lives.
- Analyzing the historical and current function of the binary gender system.
Main Results:
- The binary gender system functions as a tool for the subjugation of trans and nonbinary individuals.
- Gender is often narrowly interpreted as White cisgender womanhood, obscuring broader oppressions.
- Interrogating normative thinking is crucial for understanding gendered injustices.
Conclusions:
- Social work must adopt a critical gender lens to effectively address anti-oppression.
- Challenging the binary gender system is essential for social justice.
- Social work has a vital role in creating equitable futures free from gender-based subjugation.
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