Katie J. Parsons
Gendered childhoods and the inequity of accessing the outdoors
Parsons, Katie J.; Halstead, Florence
Authors
Florence Halstead
Abstract
Understanding our beliefs and experiences means we must often explore our childhood experiences, and reflect on how, at certain points in our life a range of barriers, obstacles and societal or social constructs have resulted in shaping the opportunities we had and our behaviours in accessing them. Herein we consider and reflect on the paper “Muddy Glee: rounding out the picture of women and physical geography fieldwork” and take inspiration to reframe and discuss a broader context of childhood experiences in setting the background for the observations made within the paper. We highlight and discuss three key provocations which provide a framework to explore how social constructions of gender, from within the womb onwards, impact women’s experiences, challenges, and pleasures of fieldwork in geography, and moreover link these experiences to the restrictions on access to the outdoors women experience in everyday life.
Citation
Parsons, K. J., & Halstead, F. (2022). Gendered childhoods and the inequity of accessing the outdoors. Area, https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12831
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 16, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 29, 2022 |
Publication Date | 2022 |
Deposit Date | Oct 2, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 30, 2024 |
Journal | Area |
Print ISSN | 0004-0894 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12831 |
Keywords | Geography, Planning and Development |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4086725 |
Publisher URL | https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/area.12831 |
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