出版社：Richards College of Business, University of West Georgia
摘要：Men have traditionally dominated the electrician occupation. In this article the authors study the attitudes and beliefs of men currently working with women as electricians and the role that they believe that women will occupy in the future in the electrical occupation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 men employed as electricians in New York City. Thematic analyses found that men have concerns with women who work as electricians, including that women are weaker in strength than men. Men still believe that men dominate the electrical industry. The authors also found that men feel comfortable and safe with those women who are working as electricians. Also, men believe that the electrical work force will change in the future with more women being employed. Managers and human resources professionals can use these findings to help implement any necessary educational training. They also can monitor compliance with corporate policy and any relevant laws to ensure that the electrician workforce is a non-discriminatory workplace.
