diff --git a/category.go b/category.go
index 00ed249..acbc854 100644
--- a/category.go
+++ b/category.go
@@ -7,10 +7,19 @@ import (
 
 type Category struct {
 	*CommonAttributes
-	Content *Content `xml:"content"`
-	Term    string   `xml:"term,attr"`
-	Scheme  URI      `xml:"scheme,attr,omitempty"`
-	Label   string   `xml:"label,attr,omitempty"`
+	Content Content `xml:"content"` // should this even exist in here?
+	Term    string  `xml:"term,attr"`
+	Scheme  URI     `xml:"scheme,attr,omitempty"`
+	Label   string  `xml:"label,attr,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func NewCategory(term string) (*Category, error) {
+	content, err := NewContent(InlineText, "", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating content element: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return &Category{Term: term, Content: content}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Category) Check() error {
@@ -21,7 +30,7 @@ func (c *Category) Check() error {
 	if c.Content == nil {
 		return errors.New("no content element of category")
 	} else {
-		if err := (*c.Content).Check(); err != nil {
+		if err := c.Content.Check(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("content element of category: %v", err)
 		}
 	}