Women and Stigma: A Protocol for Understanding Intersections of Experience through Body Mapping

Katherine M. Boydell, Jill Bennett, Angela Dew, Julia Lappin, Caroline Lenette, Jane Ussher, Priya Vaughan and Ruth Wells
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Katherine M. Boydell: Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2031, Australia
Jill Bennett: Art & Design, National Institute for Experimental Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2021, Australia
Angela Dew: School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne 3125, Australia
Julia Lappin: School of Psychiatry and National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2031, Australia
Caroline Lenette: School of Social Sciences, Australian Human Rights Institute, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2031, Australia
Jane Ussher: Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney 2560, Australia
Priya Vaughan: Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2031, Australia
Ruth Wells: School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2031, Australia

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 15, 1-10

Abstract: This paper outlines a research and dissemination protocol to be undertaken with specific groups of marginalised women in Australia. Women impacted by significant mental distress, disability, or refugee status are among society’s most vulnerable and disenfranchised groups. They can experience significant social exclusion, marginalisation and stigma, associated with reduced help seeking, deprivation of dignity and human rights, and threats to health, well-being and quality of life. Previous research has assessed the experiences of discrete groups of women but has to date failed to consider mental health–refugee–disability intersections and overlaps in experience. Using body mapping, this research applies an intersectional approach to identify how women impacted by significant mental distress, disability, and refugee status negotiate stigma and marginalisation. Findings on strategies to cope with, negotiate and resist stigmatised identities will inform health policy and yield targeted interventions informed by much-needed insights on women’s embodied experience of stigma. The women’s body maps will be exhibited publicly as part of an integrated knowledge translation strategy. The aim is to promote and increase sensitivity and empathy among practitioners and policy makers, strengthening the basis for social policy deliberation.

Keywords: body mapping; women’s health; intersectionality; embodiment; stigma; arts-based knowledge translation; mental health; disability; refugee; Australia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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