Gender, the labour market, the workplace and policy in children's services: parent, staff and student attitudes
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| Article Title | Gender, the labour market, the workplace and policy in children's services: parent, staff and student attitudes |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 20168 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Lyons, Michael (Author), Quinn, Andrea (Author) and Sumsion, Jennifer (Author) |
| Journal Title | Australasian Journal of Early Childhood |
| Journal Citation | 30 (1), pp. 6-13 |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
| ISSN | 0312-5033 |
| Abstract | This paper reports the attitudes of parents, staff and teacher education students towards the employment of men in the children's services 'industry'. The attitudinal survey questions were grouped around four distinct issues: gender roles, labour market behaviour, workplace behaviour and policy. Surprisingly, all three stakeholder groups surveyed expressed similar views on the four issues. While the results suggest that attitudes are not an impediment to increasing the number of male workers, they also suggest recruitment strategies need to be cognisant of both the potential advantages and disadvantages of a more gender-balanced workforce. The findings question policies based on the need to have male 'role models' in children's services. |
| Keywords | children's services; male workers; gender issues in early childhood |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440599. Gender studies not elsewhere classified |
| 390302. Early childhood education | |
| 390406. Gender, sexuality and education | |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | University of Western Sydney |
| University of Queensland | |
| Macquarie University |
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