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Author(s): | Lopes, B. G. Marques, A. M. Santos, M. H. |
Date: | 2024 |
Title: | Gender in Portuguese firefighters: The experiences and strategies of women |
Journal title: | Social Sciences |
Volume: | 13 |
Number: | 8 |
Reference: | Lopes, B. G., Marques, A. M., & Santos, M. H. (2024). Gender in Portuguese firefighters: The experiences and strategies of women. Social Sciences, 13(8), Article 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13080431 |
ISSN: | 2076-0760 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.3390/socsci13080431 |
Keywords: | Firefighters Tokenism Gender relations Portuguese women |
Abstract: | This study sets out to analyze the negative effects of tokenism among a group of Portuguese female firefighters alongside the strategies they adopt to integrate into a male majority professional context and inherently associated with masculinity. Individual semi-structured interviews were carried out with nine men and nine women before their content was subject to thematic analysis. The results confirm how, in the context of the work performed by firefighters, there is a clear differentiation between the genders, with women both being more visible and leading to conformity to depicting stereotypical femininity. In order to fit in, female firefighters attempt to replicate the attitudes of their male colleagues, demonstrate high standards of performance, and tone down any expression of perceivably feminine characteristics. |
Peerreviewed: | yes |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | CIS-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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