Negotiating masculinity in a female-dominated industry: experiences of male early childhood educators in Singapore
This project aims to better understand the effects of gender at work – specifically in the early childhood industry, where men are the minority in a female-dominated industry. By drawing on gender concepts of masculinity and traditional gender roles, in-depth interviews were conducted to better unde...
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Nanyang Technological University
2023
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| author | Lim, Ming Chong |
| author2 | Teo You Yenn |
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| description | This project aims to better understand the effects of gender at work – specifically in the early childhood industry, where men are the minority in a female-dominated industry. By drawing on gender concepts of masculinity and traditional gender roles, in-depth interviews were conducted to better understand how male educators “do” gender at both the micro and macro levels. From this study, we find that male educators in Singapore negotiate their masculinity by focusing on their professional role as an educator by living up to the ideals and restrictions of being a male educator, while also embracing the feminine traits of nurturing and caring associated with early childhood teaching. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1685222023-06-18T15:32:02Z Negotiating masculinity in a female-dominated industry: experiences of male early childhood educators in Singapore Lim, Ming Chong Teo You Yenn School of Social Sciences YYTEO@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Sociology::Social institutions This project aims to better understand the effects of gender at work – specifically in the early childhood industry, where men are the minority in a female-dominated industry. By drawing on gender concepts of masculinity and traditional gender roles, in-depth interviews were conducted to better understand how male educators “do” gender at both the micro and macro levels. From this study, we find that male educators in Singapore negotiate their masculinity by focusing on their professional role as an educator by living up to the ideals and restrictions of being a male educator, while also embracing the feminine traits of nurturing and caring associated with early childhood teaching. Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology 2023-06-14T01:59:46Z 2023-06-14T01:59:46Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Lim, M. C. (2023). Negotiating masculinity in a female-dominated industry: experiences of male early childhood educators in Singapore. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168522 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168522 en SSS/SOC/2022/S1/009 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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| title | Negotiating masculinity in a female-dominated industry: experiences of male early childhood educators in Singapore |
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| title_short | Negotiating masculinity in a female-dominated industry: experiences of male early childhood educators in Singapore |
| title_sort | negotiating masculinity in a female dominated industry experiences of male early childhood educators in singapore |
| topic | Social sciences::Sociology::Social institutions |
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