Gender and Human Occupation

Jens Schneider; Aiko Hoshino; Daniel Swiatek; Gunilla M Liedberg; Mathilda Bjørk; Heather Baglee; Gustavo Artur  Monzeli; Ted Brown

doi:10.4324/9781003504610-19

Gender and Human Occupation

Jens Schneider
, Aiko Hoshino
, Daniel Swiatek
, Gunilla M Liedberg
, Mathilda Bjørk
, Heather Baglee
, Gustavo Artur Monzeli
, Ted Brown

Occupational Therapy

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Abstract

By the end of this chapter, the reader will be able to describe gender perspectives and concepts within historical and cultural contexts, and the relationship of those concepts to occupation and health. The reader will be able to explain factors that may impact cisgender occupational roles, habits, routines, identities, and repertoires, and discuss potential challenges related to cisgender occupational issues. The reader will be guided through an exploration of the relationship between transgender and gender-non-conforming people’s experiences beyond gender norms and explore the subsequent impact on occupation. Heteronormative standards and gender stereotypes are also discussed, in order to provide recommendations for holistic and inclusive occupational therapy. The aim of the chapter is to develop a greater understanding of the dynamic relationship between human occupation and gender and to suggest measures to provide inclusive occupational therapy for individuals who experience occupational disadvantage due to their sexuality and/or gender identity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human Occupation
Subtitle of host publication	Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives
Editors	Ted Brown , Stephen Isbel, Louise Gustafsson , Sharon Gutman, Diane Powers Dirette, Bethan Collins, Tim Barlott
Place of Publication	London, United Kingdom
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	17
Pages	299-313
Number of pages	15
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003504610
ISBN (Print)	9781032214566, 9781032824642
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504610-19
Publication status	Published - 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

gender
cisgender identities
transgender
gender inclusive services
human occupation
occupation
occupational therapy
occupational science

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10.4324/9781003504610-19

1 Edited Book

Human Occupation: Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives
Brown, T. (Editor), Isbel, S. (Editor), Gustafsson, L. (Editor), Gutman, S. (Editor), Powers Dirette, D. (Editor), Collins, B. (Editor) & Barlott, T. (Editor), 2025, 1st ed. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. 676 p.
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Cite this

Schneider, J., Hoshino, A., Swiatek, D., Liedberg, G. M., Bjørk, M., Baglee, H., Monzeli, G. A., & Brown, T. (2025). Gender and Human Occupation. In T. Brown , S. Isbel, L. Gustafsson , S. Gutman, D. Powers Dirette, B. Collins, & T. Barlott (Eds.), Human Occupation: Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives (1st ed., pp. 299-313). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504610-19

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Schneider, J, Hoshino, A, Swiatek, D, Liedberg, GM, Bjørk, M, Baglee, H, Monzeli, GA & Brown, T 2025, Gender and Human Occupation. in T Brown , S Isbel, L Gustafsson , S Gutman, D Powers Dirette, B Collins & T Barlott (eds), Human Occupation: Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives. 1st edn, Routledge, London, United Kingdom , pp. 299-313. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003504610-19

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