SOCB54H3 Chapter 1: Women + Labour Force
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Fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) of (cid:373)e(cid:374)"s (cid:449)ork- the movement of women into male-dominated occupations- has been the focus of much scholary attention, this focus gives only a partial picture. Less is known about the masculination of (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s (cid:449)ork- the movement of men into (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s o(cid:272)(cid:272)upatio(cid:374)s- perhaps because it is less common. Wh(cid:455) a (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s o(cid:272)(cid:272)upatio(cid:374) (cid:373)as(cid:272)uli(cid:374)izes (cid:271)(cid:455) dra(cid:449)i(cid:374)g o(cid:374) the (cid:272)ase stud(cid:455) of (cid:374)urse anesthetists. Nurse anesthesia is particularly interesting because it has changed from low status (cid:862)(cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s (cid:449)ork(cid:863) to a high status o(cid:272)(cid:272)upatio(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h is (cid:374)o(cid:449) the highest paid (cid:374)ursi(cid:374)g specialty. Examining nurse anesthetists shows us that if was not a special circumstance that led to (cid:373)e(cid:374)"s i(cid:374)(cid:272)reased i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, as so(cid:373)e suggest, (cid:271)ut rather se(cid:448)eral internal and external factors that shaped interprofessional relations to alter the meaning of work. Workplaces are embedded wit cultural assumptions about the gendered characteristics of workers. Views about masculinity and femininity often built into the structure of work.
