28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth What’s on – with Men?

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth What’s on - with Men The dismantling of a gender segregated labour market origins from The four pillars of the European Employment Strategy: Employability, Entrepreneurship, Adaptability and Equal opportunities for women and men

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth What’s on – with Men? The associated PhD project “Men and Care – why (not)”?

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men and Care – why (?) Educations within the project Social educator (BA) Social and health care training programs Assisting social and care worker

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Scenario Political frames and objectives Pertinent questions Hypothesis Empirical design Tendencies and trends – research so far

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Scenario at random 1.Demographic forecasts 2.Expected increase in need for care 3.Social care and Health care – an expanding ‘business’ 4.Public and/or private service 5.Aging workforce 6.Intensified awareness of male representation in education in general 7.Care as a gender segregated field

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) 1.Demographic forecasts ( Ref. ESF draft 2006 – 2013) Lesser to service more!

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) 2.Expected increase in need for care e.g. care for elderly people We simply live longer and have developed a system to minister almost any social and health related incident

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) 3. Social care and Healthcare – an expanding ‘business’ Care is in demand – and care is demanding

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) 4. Public and/or private service? Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship Care no longer is a public matter – care is a private matter as well!

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) 5. Aging workforce * social educators * health care workers We should ask ourselves how do we ensure the necessary influx of students to the educations in question, hence the necessary workforce?

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) 6. Intensified awareness of youth education and male representation within education 63 % of youths with no formal education are male!

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) 6. Intensified awareness … continued. The amount of young men with no education should give rise to concern!

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Less than 15 % of the employees within the care sector (i.e. children's care and basic social and health care) - are men. Denmark has Europe's most gender segregated Labour market

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Summing up facts: Aging Denmark & Europe Care sector increasing Unskilled jobs disappear Many young men without formal education Aging workforce/retirement in the care sector Public and private options for care

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) And once more: European Employment Strategy /National Reform Programs Work force Education Equality The dismantling of a gender segregated labour market

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) What's to be done, then?

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Pertinent questions are therefore: What influences and motivates …? What are the reflections, expectations and considerations …?

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Hypothesis A series of filters …(push) A series of magnets …(pull)

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Assumed filters and magnets are: Counselling / guidance Career possibilities Recruitment policy

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) More filters and magnets are: Curriculum Educational atmosphere and setting (“An air of Care”) The total wrapped up educational care package

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) More filters and magnets Care – in a public discourse In service training

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Empirical design & work Interviews Internet based survey

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Empirical work A + B A: Interviews with men -aiming at an education within care -educating within care -who opted out -working within care Interviews with interested parties (care)

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Empirical work B Survey Internet based Enquiry in collaboration with CUBION

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) The interviews and the survey are e.g. directed towards Basic factors Influencing factors Counselling Desires for job or certain occupations Specific reactions to the education and the in-service-training Statements to confirm or dispute male attraction to care as a career Statements about “men in care” and prosperities for (more) “men in care”

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Preliminary Tendencies and Trends concerning: Wages Masculinity and care in a male sense Trigger events Desires for jobs Entrepreneurial ideas Being a ‘defined minority’ Recommending the education to others What has ‘care’ to offer – how create attention?

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Preliminary Tendencies and Trends Wages “..wages are miserable”.. “..everybody talks of the payment; it should be increased. Not too much, I think, we are not in it for the money. If payment is increased you’ll get people who chooses it for the money..

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Preliminary Tendencies and Trends Masculinity and care in a male sense! Some of my friends thought I’d lost it, when I told them I was going to educate within care!.. It is very rewarding to learn about life – and about oneself.. We focus on resources – we rarely cry along with the clients..

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Preliminary Tendencies and Trends Trigger events..I had a heart attack from stress (executive job) and decided to go back to my former occupation – working with mentally disabled. This is it – this is my vocation!

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Preliminary Tendencies and Trends Desires for jobs..I shall definitely choose to work with young people who have either social or abuse problems.... I want to shred a little light..

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Preliminary Tendencies and Trends Entrepreneurial ideas I have thought of: Producing interesting toys.. Helping young overweight boys and girls.. Establishing a family house.. A refugee for homeless/or abusers Assisting youths with a criminal record

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Preliminary Tendencies and Trends Being a defined minority All the books are pink! I sometimes feel lonely. But I do not want to be victimized !..

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Preliminary Tendencies and Trends Recommending the education to others..indeed; the prospects are so very good....I might, but men must be well aware of the feminine majority..

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Preliminary Tendencies and Trends What has ‘care’ to offer – how create attention?..I’m puzzled by young people. They demand work content – why don’t they choose care, then?..I never knew the education had all this to it!

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care, why (not?) Preliminary Tendencies and Trends Summing it all up: Men are (obviously) interested in educations within care It is possible to identify/verify filters and magnets Entrepreneurial approach/ideas Clear cut vision of future within care Mapping out yet to be done

28. septemberUlla Gerner Wohlgemuth Men in care – indeed!