Gender, social change, and the professions: The case of pharmacy

Tanner, Julian; Cockerill, Rhonda

doi:10.1007/bf02425311

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“…The women and men also differ in both the setting of their practice (community, hospital or other) and in their position in the pharmacy (owner or franchisee, manager or employee). In line with previous work, the majority of males and females work in retail pharmacy, with women over-represented in hospital pharmacy and more likely to be working as employees (Crompton and Sanderson 1990;Tanner and Cockerill 1996). These differences are not eliminated when year of graduation is controlled for.…”

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“…However, while the profession may have reached gender equality in terms of numbers of practitioners, other research shows that their patterns of practice are quite different. Female pharmacists are more likely to work part time than their male counterparts, more likely to be employed in hospitals than community (or retail) settings, less likely to own their own stores in retail pharmacy, and less likely to be managers in either the public hospital system or the private retail sector (Phipps 1990;Bottero 1992;Cockerill, Williams and Lowry 1990;Tanner and Cockerill 1996;Crompton and Sanderson 1990).…”

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Gender and income in pharmacy: human capital and gender stratification theories revisited

Tanner¹,

Cockerill²,

Barnsley³

et al. 1999

British Journal of Sociology

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This is a case study of gender and earnings in pharmacy--a profession characterized by its rapid recruitment of female practitioners. We try to account for disparities in earnings between male and female pharmacists in Ontario with the aid of human capital theory and gender stratification theory. Data is drawn from a random sample of 463 Ontario pharmacists. We find a consistent sex gap in earnings regardless of occupational level of practitioners (i.e. owner, manager or employee) and net of such factors as hours worked, commitment to work, hours devoted to childcare, absences from the labour market, and years since graduation. Instead, the main reason why women in pharmacy earn less than males is because they remain employees throughout their careers. However, we are less successful at identifying the additional factors responsible for the depressed earnings of female practitioners. We discuss our findings in light of the claims of gender stratification and human capital theory.

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Gender and income in pharmacy: human capital and gender stratification theories revisited

Tanner¹,

Cockerill²,

Barnsley³

et al. 1999

British Journal of Sociology

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“…1,5,6 The second was the emergence of the staff pharmacist, a position more commonly held by women than by men. 4,[7][8][9] Of community pharmacists, females accounted for 69.1% of staff pharmacist positions in 2009. 4 The increasing number of chain pharmacies created an opportunity for female pharmacists to work in a retail setting with flexible scheduling options.…”

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Women in pharmacy

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Although the higher proportion of women in faculties and schools of pharmacy is apparent to pharmacy students, we were interested in evaluating students' understanding of the implications of a largely female workforce, both for individuals entering the profession and for the profession itself. ABSTRACTBackground: Women have historically been attracted to pharmacy because it is widely perceived as a profession that offers them an opportunity to combine a professional career with a family. Women now make up the majority of practising pharmacists in Canada, yet the literature demonstrates disparities such as gender segregation and underrepresentation of women in senior positions. This study was intended to identify the attitudes and beliefs of pharmacy students about women's issues in pharmacy and raise awareness of these issues.

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“…Women may also practice differently from men (e.g., Tanner and Cockerill 1996;McMurray et al 2002). For example, despite the inroads that women have made into many professions, they are still under-represented in leadership positions (Paik 2000).…”

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The Feminization of the Physician Assistant Profession

Lindsay¹

2005

Women & Health

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Although the physician assistant profession has historically been male-dominated, women now comprise over sixty percent of physician assistants (PAs) in the U.S. This paper explores the reason for the increase of women into the physician assistant profession in recent decades and whether gender differences exist in how PAs are utilized. Twenty-one qualitative interviews with male and female physician assistants and key informants were conducted to assess the reasons for the influx of women. In addition, data from the American Academy of Physician Assistants Census Survey (n = 16, 569) were analyzed to assess current gender differences in employment characteristics of PAs. In the interviews, female PAs reported entering the profession because it allowed them to practice within the medical model without having the high expense and demanding schedule of medical school. In fact, they claimed that the profession was quite compatible with family life. Significant gender differences were found in work characteristics, primary employer type, and practice specialty. Although women tend to concentrate in practice areas of women and children's health, evidence suggests that they are moving beyond these traditional roles into areas such as internal medicine and surgery.

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Gender, social change, and the professions: The case of pharmacy

Cited by 14 publications

References 13 publications

Gender and income in pharmacy: human capital and gender stratification theories revisited

Gender and income in pharmacy: human capital and gender stratification theories revisited

Women in pharmacy

The Feminization of the Physician Assistant Profession

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