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Gender in portuguese firefighters: the experiences and strategies of women
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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.
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Firefighters Tokenism Gender relations Portuguese women
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Lopes, B.G., Marques, A.M. & Santos, M.H. (2024). Gender in portuguese firefighters: The experiences and strategies of women. Social Sciences, 13(8), 431.