Exploring beliefs around low rates of female participation in Canadian police emergency response teams

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ID21372428
AuthorsKevin Cyr (Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Surrey, BC, Canada), Rosemary Ricciardelli (0000-0002-0905-8968, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, St John’s, NL, Canada, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume97
Issue1
Pages176-190
Publication date2024-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-258X • E-ISSN: 1740-5599
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0032258x221143926
OpenAlexW4311620477
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

We present findings from an exploratory study on women’s participation in Emergency Response Teams (ERT). Our findings are based on a qualitative analysis of open-ended questions in a survey of ERT units ( n = 30) across Canada. We find women rarely apply for positions on ERT. While respondent answers cite many of the usual barriers—from “lack of interest” to “physical fitness standards”—our interpretation of these themes suggests that appraisals of the requirements to attain and retain these positions may lead potential women applicants to conclude the requirements are too steep, or too biased in favor of men

Data science · Emergency response · Exploratory analysis · Exploratory research · Interpretation (philosophy) · Medical emergency · Political science · Qualitative research · Respondent · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Medicine · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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