“We’re not treated equally as Indigenous people or as women”: The perspectives and experiences of Indigenous women in Australian public relations

Clark, T; Dodson, S; Guivarra, N; Widders Hunt, Y

“We’re not treated equally as Indigenous people or as women”: The perspectives and experiences of Indigenous women in Australian public relations

Clark, T

Dodson, S Guivarra, N Widders Hunt, Y

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Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Public Relations Inquiry, 2021, 10, (2), pp. 163-183
Issue Date:: 2021-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Clark, T https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8178-4876
dc.contributor.author	Dodson, S
dc.contributor.author	Guivarra, N
dc.contributor.author	Widders Hunt, Y
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-02T05:30:32Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-02T05:30:32Z
dc.date.issued	2021-05-01
dc.identifier.citation	Public Relations Inquiry, 2021, 10, (2), pp. 163-183
dc.identifier.issn	2046-147X
dc.identifier.issn	2046-1488
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/154965
dc.description.abstract	This paper argues that the public relations sphere needs to have better understanding and more representation and acknowledgment of Indigenous women’s contemporary experiences and contributions. Indigenous Australian women experience multiple oppressions, such as Eurocentric and patriarchal control and, within the broader areas of Indigenous, women’s, and feminist public relations scholarship, their voices are largely absent. To address these issues, this paper, based on Indigenous women’s standpoint theory and an Indigenous yarning method, presents the narratives of five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women employed in public relations. These narratives reflect experiences of marginalization by the Australian mainstream culture of whiteness and patriarchy; they also suggest the incidence of work induced mental distress for the women participants. This study of female Indigeneity within public relations aims to promote understanding of intersectional identities, the long-term effects of whiteness and racism, and may suggest how public relations can play a role in decolonizing efforts.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartof	Public Relations Inquiry
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/2046147X211005358
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dc.subject	2001 Communication and Media Studies
dc.title	“We’re not treated equally as Indigenous people or as women”: The perspectives and experiences of Indigenous women in Australian public relations
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Abstract:

This paper argues that the public relations sphere needs to have better understanding and more representation and acknowledgment of Indigenous women’s contemporary experiences and contributions. Indigenous Australian women experience multiple oppressions, such as Eurocentric and patriarchal control and, within the broader areas of Indigenous, women’s, and feminist public relations scholarship, their voices are largely absent. To address these issues, this paper, based on Indigenous women’s standpoint theory and an Indigenous yarning method, presents the narratives of five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women employed in public relations. These narratives reflect experiences of marginalization by the Australian mainstream culture of whiteness and patriarchy; they also suggest the incidence of work induced mental distress for the women participants. This study of female Indigeneity within public relations aims to promote understanding of intersectional identities, the long-term effects of whiteness and racism, and may suggest how public relations can play a role in decolonizing efforts.

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