Investigating the everyday sexism experiences of female paramedics in Australia

Are you a female paramedic currently employed in Australia?

We are looking for women who are currently employed as paramedics in Australia to participate in a research project exploring their everyday sexism experiences and the effects these experiences have on individual wellbeing, job performance and career trajectory.

This research will involve one on one semi structured interviews with women employed as paramedics in Australia. This research has the potential to better understand the common everyday sexism experiences of female paramedics in Australian based ambulance services and how this effects their wellbeing, job performance and career trajectory. This research will be shared with ambulance services and professional bodies in the hope that it may facilitate positive organisational change and influence affirmative action policy relating to sexism and gender disparity in the profession of paramedicine. The research findings may be transferrable to international ambulance services and principles applied to similar professions who are historically steeped in masculine culture.

Inclusion criteria:
All female paramedics who are currently employed as a paramedic in Australia and who have you been employed for greater than 1 year, are invited to expression interest to participate.

To express your interest:
Click here for full information on what is required. Alternatively you can contact myself or other members of the research team if you have any further questions.

Your support with this research project is greatly appreciated.

Project webiste: click here.

Chief Investigator
Alisha McFarlane
School of Biomedical Science
Charles Sturt University, Bathurst campus
ahensby@csu.edu.au

Primary Supervisor
Dr Ruth Townsend
School of Biomedical Science
Charles Sturt University
rtownsend@csu.edu.au

Co-Supervisor
Dr Donna Bridges
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Charles Sturt University
dbridges@csu.edu.au