Sex ratios in healthcare occupations: population based study
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1 Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1, New Zealand, 2 Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 3 Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland
Correspondence to: V J Grant vj.grant@auckland.ac.nz
Introduction
For workers aged 19-44, healthcare occupations that were male dominated 30 years ago are now balanced for the sexes, whereas occupations that used to be female dominated continue to be so. Our results therefore support the prediction that equal opportunities legislation would widen the choices for women. The same is not true for men, however, as women have retained their big majorities in the female dominated occupations; very few men have entered these occupations.
The reliability of these results is probably high. The data are from a small, developed country that has good quality census data. The extent to which these results might be atypical is unknown, although published results from other developed countries show a similar trend.3
A figure showing the change in sex ratios in occupations is at www.bmj.com
Contributors: VJG conceived the idea and wrote the paper, ER did the statistical analysis, and PM collected and researched the data. VJG will act as guarantor.
Funding: No special funding.
Competing interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: Not needed.
References
De Beauvoir S. The second sex. London: Jonathan Cape, 1953.
New Zealand Statistics. Welllington: New Zealand Government Publications, 1971.
Wootton BH. Gender differences in occupational employment Monthly Labor Review 1997;120: 15-24.
((Valerie J Grant, senior l)
Correspondence to: V J Grant vj.grant@auckland.ac.nz
Introduction
For workers aged 19-44, healthcare occupations that were male dominated 30 years ago are now balanced for the sexes, whereas occupations that used to be female dominated continue to be so. Our results therefore support the prediction that equal opportunities legislation would widen the choices for women. The same is not true for men, however, as women have retained their big majorities in the female dominated occupations; very few men have entered these occupations.
The reliability of these results is probably high. The data are from a small, developed country that has good quality census data. The extent to which these results might be atypical is unknown, although published results from other developed countries show a similar trend.3
A figure showing the change in sex ratios in occupations is at www.bmj.com
Contributors: VJG conceived the idea and wrote the paper, ER did the statistical analysis, and PM collected and researched the data. VJG will act as guarantor.
Funding: No special funding.
Competing interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: Not needed.
References
De Beauvoir S. The second sex. London: Jonathan Cape, 1953.
New Zealand Statistics. Welllington: New Zealand Government Publications, 1971.
Wootton BH. Gender differences in occupational employment Monthly Labor Review 1997;120: 15-24.
((Valerie J Grant, senior l)