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    Intersexuality and Trans-Identities within the Diversity Management Discourse

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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

    Zwischen De-Thematisierung und Vergewisserung: Geschlechterkonstruktionen im Organisationswandel am Beispiel Polizei

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    MĂŒller U, MĂŒller-Franke W, Pfeil P, Wilz S. Zwischen De-Thematisierung und Vergewisserung: Geschlechterkonstruktionen im Organisationswandel am Beispiel Polizei. In: Gildemeister R, Wetterer A, eds. Erosion oder Reproduktion geschlechtlicher Differenzierung?. MĂŒnster: WestfĂ€lisches Dampfboot; 2007: 32-55

    Frauen/MĂ€nner, Kinder/Erwachsene

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    Der Autor stellt der grundlegenden Differenzlinie der feministischen PĂ€dagogik, nĂ€mlich der Unterscheidung zwischen MĂ€nnern und Frauen, die Differenzlinie Kinder/ Erwachsene, an der sich die allgemeine PĂ€dagogik orientiert, als „konkurrierende Leitdifferenz“ gegenĂŒber. In dem Überlegungshorizont, „welche Verbindungen, Irritationen, ZusammenstĂ¶ĂŸe, Aufschaukelungen sich hierdurch ergeben“, versucht der Autor die „symbolischen Eigenarten der beiden Differenzen vergleichend zu beschreiben“ und „die Gemeinsamkeiten und die Unterschiede zwischen zwei Differenzen: der von Kindern und Erwachsenen und der von MĂ€nnern und Frauen, zwischen pĂ€dagogischer Differenz und feministischer Differenz“ zu thematisieren. (DIPF/ ssch
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