Autor segons l'article: De Witte, Kristof; Garcia-Yeste, Carme; Gallardo-Nieto, Elena; Canal-Barbany, Josep Maria
Departament: Pedagogia
Autor/s de la URV: Canal Barbany, Josep Maria / Gallardo Nieto, Elena María / García Yeste, Carme
Paraules clau: Youth worker; Violence; Students; Social impact; Sexual orientation; Risk; Network; Lgbtqia+; Lgbtqia plus; Health; Discrimination
Resum: IntroductionThe problem of LGBQIA-phobia has been extendedly reported as a problem that threatens the quality of life and well-being, particularly for trans and intersex individuals. Scientific evidence points at the high presence of this form of violence and discrimination during adolescence and youth, negatively affecting the prospects of the victims. At the same time, there is a lack of evidence on the role and potential impact of Youth Worker Networks involved in analysing gender-based violence and finding strategies to improve the situation of LGBTQIA+ youth.MethodsThis study has focussed on the reality of a network of youth workers through a mixed method approach belonging to a transnational project funded by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Program (REC) of the European Commission. The implementation of 160 questionnaires and 5 semi-structured interviews in 2022 with the training participants provides evidence on the social impact that networking and evidence-based training may have in tackling LGBTQIA-phobia in youth environments.ResultsThe findings of the current study show how the implementation of Youth Worker Networks can provide relevant results to achieve more respectful youth spaces toward diversity. The presence of traditional dominant masculinities together with the lack of quality training seem to be an important barrier for youth workers to fight against gender and sexual discrimination. In contrast, the professionals' motivation and the group potential and support of the network appear to be a significant strength in overcoming forms of violence and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression in youth contexts.ConclusionsThe results indicate that the role of youth workers, the quality of the training and environments are crucial in the work to identifying, preventing, and acting against any form of violence on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.Policy ImplicationsOur findings point to the significant power of networks to overcome violence and discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community. Our recommendation for achieving social impact is to provide evidence-based data and empower participants to become active upstanders against any form of violence or discrimination.
Àrees temàtiques: Sociology and political science; Sociologia i política; Sociología; Social sciences, interdisciplinary; Saúde coletiva; Psicología; Interdisciplinar; Health (social science); General o multidisciplinar; Gender studies; Ensino; Ciencias sociales; Antropologia / arqueologia
Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: elenamaria.gallardo@urv.cat; josepmaria.canal@estudiants.urv.cat; elenamaria.gallardo@urv.cat; carme.garciay@urv.cat
Data d'alta del registre: 2025-01-28
Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enllaç font original: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13178-023-00926-9
URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referència a l'article segons font original: Sexuality Research And Social Policy. 21 (3): 1220-1232
Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: De Witte, Kristof; Garcia-Yeste, Carme; Gallardo-Nieto, Elena; Canal-Barbany, Josep Maria (2024). Implementing Youth Worker Networks to Achieve Social Impact in the Eradication of LGBTQIA-Phobia. Sexuality Research And Social Policy, 21(3), 1220-1232. DOI: 10.1007/s13178-023-00926-9
DOI de l'article: 10.1007/s13178-023-00926-9
Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Any de publicació de la revista: 2024
Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
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