Policing Women’s Bodies: Pregnancy, Embodiment, and Gender Relations in Canadian Police Work

Despite the influx of women in policing, women continue to face barriers to their full inclusion. In this article, we put women’s bodies at the center of our analysis by theorizing how pregnancy shapes the gendered interactions and experiences of women police at work. Through in-depth, qualitative i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Feminist criminology 2019-10, Vol.14 (4), p.466-487
Hauptverfasser:	Langan, Debra, Sanders, Carrie B., Gouweloos, Julie
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Schlagworte:	Embodiment Female employees Gender relations Law enforcement Police Policing Pregnancy Qualitative research Women Working women
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