Addressing the deficit in men's participation in paid care work

该项目旨在通过探讨已在保健和社会援助部门就业的男子如何克服参与这类工作的障碍，解决保健和社会援助部门一线低薪职业男子长期和持续的代表不足问题。利用定性方法，该项目期望在男性和男子气概以及劳动力市场转型的批判性研究领域产生新的理论和实践知识。预期结果包括更好地了解低薪护理工作劳动力市场中的男性。在解决目前和未来几年个人和老年/残疾护理人员严重短缺的问题方面，这应该会带来重大好处。

This project aims to address the chronic and ongoing underrepresentation of men in front line, low paid occupations in the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector by exploring how men already employed in the sector overcome the barriers to participating in such jobs. Utilising a qualitative methodology, this project expects to generate new theoretical and practical knowledge in the areas of critical studies of men and masculinity and labour market transitions. Expected outcomes include producing a better understanding of men in the low paid care work labour market. This should provide significant benefits in relation to tackling the serious current and projected shortages of personal and aged/disability carers in the coming years.