“Suck it up, Buttercup”: Understanding and Overcoming Gender Disparities in Policing
| dc.contributor.author | Angehrn, Andreanne | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fletcher, Amber, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carleton, R. Nicholas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-01T16:12:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-01T16:12:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-07-18 | |
| dc.description | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Women police officers report elevated symptoms of mental disorders when compared to men police officers. Researchers have indicated that the occupational experience of policing differs greatly among men and women. Indeed, police culture is characterized by hegemonic masculinity, which appears to negatively impact both men and women. The current study examined the contrast between the experiences of men and women police officers. Police officers (n = 17; 9 women) in Saskatchewan participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic network analysis identified themes related to the experience of policing for both men and women police officers. There were six organizing themes identified in relation to the global theme of Gendered Experiences: (1) Discrimination; (2) Sexual Harassment; (3) Motherhood and Parental Leave; (4) Identity; (5) Stereotypically Feminine Attributes; and (6) Hegemonic Masculinity. Pervasive gender norms appear detrimental for both men and women police officers, as well as the communities they serve. The current results, coupled with the emerging disposition for progress expressed by police services, offer opportunities to develop tailored and focused interventions and policies to support police officers. | en_US |
| dc.description.authorstatus | Faculty | en_US |
| dc.description.peerreview | yes | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | R. N. Carleton’s research is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through a New Investigator Award (FRN: 285489) and a Catalyst Grant (FRN: 162545). | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Angehrn, A., Fletcher, A., & Carleton, R. N. (2021). “Suck it up, Buttercup”: Understanding and Overcoming Gender Disparities in Policing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 7627. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147627 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147627 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10294/15820 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | en_US |
| dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | * |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
| dc.subject | police | en_US |
| dc.subject | gender | en_US |
| dc.subject | hegemonic masculinity | en_US |
| dc.subject | mental health | en_US |
| dc.title | “Suck it up, Buttercup”: Understanding and Overcoming Gender Disparities in Policing | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |