Oesterlin, Dana

Ogden, Amie

Rundblad, Faculty Advisor, Georgeanne

Thorson, Beth

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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityDigital Commons @ IWUJohn Wesley Powell Student ResearchConference 1997, 8th Annual JWP ConferenceApr 12th, 10:30 AM - 10:45 AMWorking in Non-Traditional OccupationsBeth ThorsonIllinois Wesleyan UniversityDana OesterlinIllinois Wesleyan UniversityAmie OgdenIllinois Wesleyan UniversityGeorgeanne Rundblad, Faculty AdvisorIllinois Wesleyan UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprcThis Event is brought to you for free and open access by The Ames Library, the Andrew W. Mellon Center for Curricular and FacultyDevelopment, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President. It has been accepted for inclusion in Digital Commons @ IWU bythe faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@iwu.edu.©Copyright is owned by the author of this document.Beth Thorson; Dana Oesterlin; Amie Ogden; and Georgeanne Rundblad, Faculty Advisor, "Working in Non-TraditionalOccupations" (April 12, 1997). John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference. Paper 1.http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprc/1997/oralpres2/1Oral Presentation 2.1 WORKING IN NON-TRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS Beth Thorson, Dana Oesterlin, Arnie Ogden and Georganne Rundblad*, Department of Sociology, lWU This research is looking at the role of men in child care, a non-traditional male occupation. The role of men in child care is not only uncommon because of a "incapability" on the part of men to care, but rather it is also effected greatly by the pay, prestige, and social expectations of the men themselves,  families, co-workers,  and parents. The attempt of this research is to show that indeed men can care, and that like women men face many barriers,  although different to those of women, in entering non-traditional careers. It is important to look at this research to show that both men and women can do many things, and also to show that the work done by women is legitimate work that men can also do. Showing the problems that men face in this occupation not only demonstrates that men are capable of caring, but it looks at the limits put on both men and women in sex defined roles, and it looks at the devaluation of traditionally female work. 

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