Speech and language therapy/pathology: Perspectives on a gendered profession

L Litosseliti, C Leadbeater - International Journal of Language …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background The speech and language therapy/pathology (SLT/SLP) profession is
characterized by extreme 'occupational sex segregation', a term used to refer to persistently …

The gender imbalance among speech and language therapists and students

S Boyd, N Hewlett - International journal of language & …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Speech and language therapy is still a predominantly female profession. This paper reports
the numbers and percentages of males among the population of student speech and …

Perceptions of speech and language therapy amongst UK school and college students: implications for recruitment

N Greenwood, JA Wright… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Communication disorders affect both sexes and people from all ethnic groups,
but members of minority ethnic groups and males in the UK are underrepresented in the …

Service delivery and the challenges of providing service to people who are transgender

C Antoni - Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders, 2015 - ASHA
An increasing number of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are working with individuals
who are transgender (TG) and gender diverse people. This trend likely reflects a growing …

International students of speech and language therapy in the UK: Choices about where to study and whether to return

J Goldbart, J Marshall, IR Evans - Higher education, 2005 - Springer
The qualification leading to professional practice in speech and language therapy (SLT, also
known as speech and language pathology) is not evenly available across the world …

On the varied and complex factors affecting gender diverse people's vocal situations: Implications for clinical practice

D Azul - Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders, 2015 - ASHA
Gender diverse people who do not or do not only identify with the gender category assigned
to them at birth may experience various difficulties with their vocal communication. In this …

Inequity and the professionalisation of speech-language pathology

K Abrahams, H Kathard, M Harty… - Professions and …, 2019 - journals.oslomet.no
As a profession, speech-language pathology (SLP) continues to struggle with equitable
service delivery to both people with communication challenges and disabilities. SLP clinical …

Narratives of sex-segregated professional identities

L McEntee-Atalianis, L Litosseliti - Narrative Inquiry, 2017 - jbe-platform.com
Building on recent investigations of the role of gendered discourses in constructing and
maintaining sex-segregated professions this article highlights the significance of small story …

A new era in speech-language pathology practice: Innovation and diversification

D Theodoros - International Journal of Speech-Language …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
A new era in speech-language pathology practice is pending, and one that impels us to
innovate and diversify as we move forward into the 21st century. The impetus for this …

Masculinity and non‐traditional occupations: Men's talk in women's work

J McDowell - Gender, Work & Organization, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Occupation segregation is a persistent aspect of the labour market, and scholars have often
researched what happens when women and men enter into what are seen to be 'non …