Inga Schmidt
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Job Polarization
Job Polarization refers to a labor market phenomenon that has appeared in many countries in recent decades. While the number of middle-income jobs is…
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Body Liberation
Influenced by Black feminism, disability justice, and queer theory, Body Liberation frames the body as a site of resistance against oppressive societal narratives. Not…
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Queer Theory
Queer Theory is a multifaceted lens that allows exploring how heteronormativity and the homo/hetero binary shape various aspects of our society and personal lives.…
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Cisgender
Cisgender, often shortened to “cis,” describes individuals whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth, such as someone assigned male…
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Bodily Autonomy
My body is my own (UNFPA, 2021). Bodily autonomy is the right to control and the freedom to decide about what happens to their…
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Victim Blaming
Victim blaming is a social phenomenon in which responsibility for traumatic events is wrongly placed on the victim rather than the offender. This leads…
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Benevolent Sexism
The theory of ambivalent sexism distinguishes between hostile sexism (HS) and benevolent sexism (BS) (Glick & Fiske, 1996). Benevolent sexism (BS) includes idealizing and…
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Internalized Sexism
Internalized sexism refers to the manifestation of sexist beliefs and practices that individuals, regardless of gender, may direct towards themselves or others (Bearman, 2009).…
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Hostile Sexism
The theory of ambivalent sexism distinguishes between hostile sexism (HS) and benevolent sexism (BS) (Glick & Fiske, 1996). Hostile sexism refers to the attitudes,…
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AFAB/AMAB
AFAB (Assigned Female at Birth) and AMAB (Assigned Male at Birth) are acronyms referring to the gender binary that is imposed on persons at…
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Trigger Warning
In psychological understanding, a trigger is an event, situation, or impulse that causes a chain reaction in people who have experienced traumatic events, leading…
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Acronym “LGBTQIAPN+”
LGBTQIAPN+ is an acronym that refers to a wide range of sexual and gender diversity. Like individuals, the LGBTQ+ acronyms and definitions are constantly…
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Trigger
A trigger in psychological understanding is an event, situation, or impulse that activates a traumatic memory that can lead to a chain of reactions…