Men and Women and Tools : Bridging the Divide

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• ISBN13: 9781552664483
• ISBN10: 1552664481
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-01-01
• Publisher: Brunswick Books

Summary

Revealing how Canadian women still represent less than three percent of trades workers despite the many equity initiatives that encouraged them to work in this field, this discussion explores the disparity and why it continues to exist. Approaching the issue from the perspective of a tradesperson, the author focuses on male resistance to the inclusion of women in technical work. Drawing from firsthand interviews with several male and female tradespeople, this investigation presents a short play from their words, illustrating deeply-ingrained notions of masculinity and female roles. Deconstructing the play line by line, the author weaves together scholarly research and lived experience to explore the historical and cultural origins of the ideas expressed.

Author Biography

Marcia Braundy is a multidisciplinary academic/feminist who keeps her hand in as a construction carpenter, multimedia project manager educator author and social change activist.

Table of Contents

About the Cover	p. 4
Preface Setting the Stage	p. 5
Context	p. 8
Themes	p. 13
Acknowledgements	p. 14
Notes	p. 15
Prologue	p. 18
The Gatekeepers	p. 23
Where Does Resistance Come From?	p. 27
Notes	p. 31
Data as EvocationùResearch Representation as Provocation	p. 33
Performing Gender	p. 33
Performing Intervention	p. 33
Response/Ability	p. 35
The Roots of Performance Studies	p. 39
Notes	p. 47
DataPlay: Men & Women and Tools	p. 48
Gender, Masculinity and Work	p. 58
Roots and Wings	p. 58
Masculinity at Work	p. 64
Construction and Reconstitution	p. 91
Notes	p. 92
Difference in Gender and Class Analysis	p. 94
Gender Schema	p. 95
Gender Regimes	p. 108
Notes	p. 116
Epilogue	p. 118
Another True Story	p. 118
The Future	p. 123
References	p. 125
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