Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 7 no. 4 (2023)

Labandero: A Qualitative Study on the Lived Experiences of Male Dry Cleaners Amidst Gendered Occupational Roles

Angeline Mechille Osinaga | Jhoremy Alayan | Cyron Jane Andaya | Arabelle Villanueva | Andrea Mae Santiago | Ken Andrei Torrero | Franz Cedrick Yapo

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

The gendered occupational role can have an impact on both employees and organizations they work for. This study aims to explore different sides and factors that are related to experience, challenges, and coping mechanisms of male dry cleaners amidst gendered occupational roles. The methodology used were: Heideggeran Phenomenology, Semi- structured Interview Guide, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) by van Kaam and modified by Moustakas. This st udy had 15 participants. Based on the data collected, the following themes were identified in this study; namely, (1) The Steadf ast, (2) and The Challenged. Likewise, the following sub themes were identified from the data- gathering and are based on their perspectives. Masculinity of a male laundry employee can really affect the perspective of an in dividual, the more the male look masculine the more that the people can easily conclude that his physique is not suitable on the jobs like laundry, because people always expect that men should work on a heavy work like truck, construction sites, etc.



References:

  1. 70% of Filipino employees satisfied with work - JobStreet Philippines. Job function. (n.d.). Retrieved December 27, 2022 from https://www.jobstreet.com.ph/career-resources/work-life-wellbeing/70-of-filipino-employees-satisfied-with-work/#:~:
  2. Birkelund, G,E., Lancee,B.,et al.(2021) Gender Discrimination in Hiring:Evidence from a Cross-National Harmonized Field Experiment, European Sociological Review, Volume 38, Issue 3, J u n e 2 0 2 2 , P a g e s 337354, https://academic.oup.com/esr/article/38/3/337/6412759
  3. Budig,M. (2014)Male Advantage and the Gender Composition of Jobs: Who Rides the Glass Escalator?Social Problem.Volume 49, Issue2 Page
  4. Catalyst Blog (2017) How Stereotypes Impact Women (And Men) at W o r k . https://www.catalyst.org/2017/11/29/how-stereotpes-impact-women -and-men-at-work/
  5. Crowley,Martha (2013). Gender, the Labor Process and Dignity at Work.https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Workplace+Gender+Inequality&id=EJ 1003611Crowly,M.(2013)Gender, the Labor Process and Dignity at Work.SocialForces. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Workplace+Gender+Inequality&id=EJ1003611
  6. Delfino, A. (2019). Breaking gender barriers: Bringing men into the p in k - co llar jobs of the future. Wo rking Paper. Breakin g GenderBarriers-Delfino .pd f (lse.ac.uk)
  7. Delfino, A. (2021) How to attract men into jobs performed p r e d o m i n a n t l y b y w o m e n . https://www.google.com/amp/s/phys.org/news/2021-11-men-jobs-pr edominantly-women.amp
  8. Doering, L.& Thebaud,S.(2017) The Effects of Gendered Occupational Roles on Men’s and Women’s Workplace Authority: Evidence from Microfinance.Volume 82, Issue 3. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0003122417703087
  9. Essig E., & Soparnot R. (2019). Re-thinking gender inequality in the workplace – a framework from the male perspective. Management, 22(3),
  10. Godin,L.,Laakso, J. & Sahakian, M.(2020) Doing laundry in consumption corridors: wellbeing and everyday life.Sustainability: S c i e n c e , P r a c t i c e , a n d Policy.16(1):99-113. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343145062_Doing_laundry_in_consumption_corridors_wellbeing_and_everyday_life
  11. Kim, T.J., von dem Knesebeck, O.(2015) Is an insecure job better for health than having no job at all? A systematic review of studies investigating the health-related risks of both job insecurity and u n e m p l o y m e n t . BMC P u b l i c H e a l t h 15, 985 https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889- 015-2313-1
  12. Lone, R. A. L. (2021, May 5). Self-confidence among students and its impact on their academic performance: a systematic review. I J C R T . R e t r i e v e d D e c e m b e r 24, 2 0 2 2 , f ro m https://www.ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2105916.pdf
  13. Lopez-Garrido, G. (2021, January 4). Self-Determination Theory - S i m p l y P s y c h o l o g y . https://www.simplypsychology.org/self-determination-theory.htmlen in pink collars: Stereotype threat and disengagement among male teachers and child protection workers.European Journal of Social P s y c h o l o g y . V o l u m e 4 7 , Issue5. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsp.2246
  14. Mensah, A. (2021). Job Stress and Mental Well-Being among Working Men and Women in Europe: The Mediating Role of Social Support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2494. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052494
  15. M i l l e r , C . ( 2 0 1 7 ) T h e N e w Y o r k Times. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/upshot/more-men-are-taking-womens-jobs-at-least-certainmen.amp.html
  16. Moosa & Bhana, 2019. Masculinity as care: men can teach young c h i l d r e n i n t h e e a r l y years. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09575146.2019.1651697
  17. Mynard, K.,Allison,W. & Ilagan,C (2019) Male working carers: a qualitative analysis of males involved in caring alongside full-time p aid w o r k . I n t e r n a t i o n a l J o u r n al of Care and Caring. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334700466_Male_working_carers_a_qualitative_analysis_of_males_involved_in_caring_alongside_full-time_paid_work
  18. News wise(2021)Men obstructed from entering female-dominated o c c u p a t i o n s . T h e P o w e r to T e l l Yo u r S t o r y https://www.newswise.com/articles/men-obstructed-from-entering-female-dominated-occupations
  19. Nordberg, M. (2022). Men in Female Occupations - Gender FlexibleModels for Gender Transformations or for Hegemonic Masculinity? Men in Female Occupations - Gender Flexible Models for Gender
  20. Transformations or for Hegemonic Masculinity? (researchgate.net) Northampton (2020), Do Men Make Better Cleaners Than Women https://shine-this.com/do-women-or-men-clean-better/
  21. Osten,V.(2021) Gender differences in job searches by new engineering graduates in Canada.Journal of Engineering E d u c a t i o n V o l u m e 1 1 0 , I s s u e 3 p .
  22. 750-764.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jee.20408 Perseverance at Work. Medium. (2022). Retrieved December 27, 2 0 2 2 , f r o m https://medium.com/@cyalcala7/perseverance-at-work-2e7f9667a65 7.
  23. Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive. (2017, M a y 8 ) . H a r v a r d B u s i n e s s R e v i e w . https://hbr.org/2015/12/proof-that-positive-work-cultures-are-moreproductive
  24. Provider expectations and father involvement: learning from experiences of poor “absent fathers” in Gauteng, South Africa on JSTOR. (n.d.). https://www.jstor.org/stable/24487531
  25. Qian, Y., Fan, W. Men and Women at Work: Occupational Gender Composition and Affective Well-Being in the United States. J H a p p i n e s s S t u d 2 0 , 2077 – 2 0 9 9 ( 2 0 1 9 ) . h ttp s://do i.o rg/1 0.1007 /s109 02 -018 -0039 -3
  26. Sleeman, B. (2022, June 16). Which Commercial spaces need s p e c i a l i s t c l e a n i n g ? C l e a n G r o u p . https://www.clean-group.com.au/man-vs-woman-cleaning/
  27. Sonja,S.(2014) Men in female-dominated occupations: Predictors of p s y c h o l o g i c a l s t r a i n a n d j o b satisfaction. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265592114_Men_in_femaledominated_occupations_Predictors_of_psychological_strain_and_job_satisfaction_Dissertation
  28. The Creativity Post | Tenacity. (2021, December 10). The Creativity Post. https://www.creativitypost.com/education/tenacity
  29. The Practicality of Money - mr-stingy. mr-stingy - getting the most out of life. (n.d.). Retrieved December 27, 2022 from https://www.mr-stingy.com/practical-money/.
  30. Torre, M. (2018). Stopgappers? The Occupational Trajectories of Men in Female-Dominated Occupations. Work and Occupations, 45(3), 283–312. https://doi.org/10.1177/0730888418780433
  31. Very well mind. WHO/Europe | Home. (2022). Retrieved December 27, 2022 from https://www.euro.who.int/en/health topics/noncommunicable-diseases/mental-health/prioritya r e a s / s t i g m a - a n d - d i s c r i m i n a t i o n https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-self-esteem-2795868.
  32. Why Do We Work? | Personality Psychology. Personality Psychology | Lily Yuan's Blog on Personality Insights. (n.d.). R e t r i e v e d D e c e m b e r 2 7 , 2 0 2 2 f r o m https://personality-psychology.com/why-do-we-work/
  33. Wilfred Uunk & Magdalena Pratter (2020) Gender differences in higher education in Germany: are women under- or overrepresented at university, and why?, Educational Research and Evaluation, 26:7- 8, 414-432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2021.1991810.
  34. Yavorsky J. & Drill J. (2020) Unemployment pushes more men to t a k e o n f e m a l e d o m i n a t e d jobs. https://www.google.com/amp/s/theconversation.com/amp/unem ployment-pushes-more-men-to-take-on-female-dominatedjobs-128982

Tools


Copyright © 2024  KITE Digital Educational Solutions |  Exclusively distributed by CE-Logic