Gender segregation as a benefit - a qualitative study from Pakistan
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Sara Rizvi Jafree1,2, Rubeena Zakar1, Muhammad Zakria Zakar1,3
1Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Aim:
To explore the possibility of exploiting gender segregation as a benefit for registered female nurses.
Background:
Nursing is a highly gendered profession in Pakistan with 95% of nurses comprising females who suffer from low professional status, negative identity and unfavourable work environments.
Methods:
A qualitative research design was used to interview 12 nurses in management positions through purposive sampling. Face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted to explore the views of female nurses on the benefits, if any, of gender segregation in the nursing profession.
Results:
Content analysis identified three major categories of benefits of gender segregation for female nurses including: (1) demand for female nurses compared with demand for males, (2) resilience of female nurses in the face of difficult work environments and (3) comfort and safety of female co-workers in a male-dominated setting.
Conclusion:
Realising the benefits of gender segregation could mobilise nurse teamwork and union efforts in order to improve nurse identity, professional status and work environments.
Implications For Nurse Management:
The present study highlights the nurse manager role in advancing knowledge of gender segregation benefits, team-building for gender solidarity, control of nurse supply, union mobilization and raising community awareness for women's health development.
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