Writer Celia Gold Talks Gender Equity and Inclusion [episode 118]

Celia Gold is a writer and copywriter who works at the intersection of feminism and gender alterity. She applies her practical writing skills to engage in conversations that bring light to intersectional feminism and gender politics. Celia identifies as gender questioning and shares her personal perspective on gender identity and how to empower marginalized voices.In this week’s episode we discuss:

  • The contemporary understanding of what gender is (Starter Hint: gender is a noun and a verb)
  • Deviating from the cultural conceptualization of gender identity
  • Deemphasizing sex from gender association
  • How gender works and how we conceive of it
  • Who is informed of gender politics and how to become informed
  • The tendency to interpret uninformed statements as hostile, how this mentality causes friction in conversations about gender
  • How to raise marginalized voices to shine a light on the unethical behavior
  • Finding the courage to look at our actions when we are called out
  • How to navigate through fear of misstepping
  • Awareness of privilege, learning about each other and ourselves
  • Celia’s personal gender identity story
  • Gender questioning as a valid destination
  • What misgendering is and how to avoid it
  • Language, how to articulate gender appropriately
  • Breaking the habit of assuming pronouns
  • How to hold ourselves accountable
  • How healing doesn’t always feel good, how it is a privilege to be comfortable
  • The difference between feeling uncomfortable and feeling unsafe
  • Tips on how to practice gender equity through language and community building

Links

 

Feature, Interview, PodcastShawna Casoninterview, podcastComment