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The Implementation of Gender-Inclusive
Housing at ACUHO-I Member Institutions
GENDER-INCLUSIVE HOUSING (GIH) continues to grow as an option for
consideration at colleges and universities across the U.S. A follow-up to a
2016 study by Taub and colleagues was conducted to gauge and assess
developmental growth trends of GIH within campus housing. A majority of
184 participants (n = 129) reported that their institution has either implemented
a full or trial GIH program, while another quarter (n = 48) reported being in
the discussion stage. Only six respondents reported not having considered
GIH at all in their housing procedures. These data show that, compared to
the conclusions of previous studies, a more pronounced movement toward
implementation of GIH is occurring beyond the stage of simple discussions.
The most common obstacles that institutions reported about the implementation
of GIH were parent/family concerns, public relations concerns, and lack of
suitable housing facilities. Similar to the 2016 study by Taub and colleagues,
current policies related to gender-inclusive housing at participating institutions
were further analyzed.
Note: The authors acknowledge the endorsement of ACUHO-I's Research Committee. We also
acknowledge the contributions to the study provided by Danny Starvaggi.
G
ender-inclusive housing (GIH) is an option that allows students to select
housing independent of their assigned sex or gender (Krum et al., 2013) in
order to provide a safer living environment in which they can express their
identities (Amos et al., 2021). This form of housing has been a topic of discussion in
college and university housing for the past two decades or more (e.g., Bleiberg, 2004;
Hobson, 2014; Taub et al., 2016; Wagner et al., 2018; Willoughby et al., 2012). Taub
and colleagues (2016) produced the first comprehensive, systematic study of the development
and implementation of gender-inclusive housing in U.S. colleges and universities.
The current study follows up on this work to determine how many campuses
offer gender-inclusive housing, the locations and types of institutions offering this option,
the types of housing facilities being used, barriers campuses have encountered,
and GIH policies that have been developed.
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