Table 1 Definitions of gender theoretical concepts according to Simone de Beauvoir [26]
Concept | Definition |
|---|---|
Object | The body or nature |
Subject | The mind |
Situated embodiment | A lived incorporated experience in a particular situation and context |
Immanence | Passive, repetitive, and monotonous existence as an object |
Transcendence | Active existence as a subject pursuing developing life projects towards freedom |
Ambiguity | Being object and subject at the same time |
Authentic life | Embracing both immanence (the body) and transcendence (the mind) simultaneously |
Inauthentic life | Denying the existence of either the body (immanence) or the mind (transcendence) |
Authentic working life | As defined in the present study: Acknowledging one’s SPT-damaged body in working life while being constructed as a subject by others relevant to the work context |
Inauthentic working life | As defined in the present study: Being denied subjectivity at work by others or constructing oneself as a subject in denial of the SPT-damaged body |