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Who do you want me to be? An exploration of female and male perceptions of ‘imposed’ gender roles in the early years

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Brownhill, Simon
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Oates, Ruby
Education 3-13
Journal · Vol. 45 · Issue 5 · pp. 658-670
Abstract

This paper provides an exploratory discussion surrounding the views and experiences of women and men who work/train in the early years (0–8 years) by bringing together select findings from two independent doctoral research projects. In an effort to weave together the voices of females and males working/training in the early years sector, this paper focuses its attention on the different ways in which their working roles are constructed and the possible ways in which this leads to the imposition of gender roles upon professionals in the 0–8 workforce in England. © 2016 ASPE.

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early years professional identities gender roles working practices

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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Department of Education and Childhood, University of Derby, Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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