Negotiating masculinities at the expense of health:A qualitative study on men working in long-term care in the Netherlands, from an intersectional perspective

While some areas of care work show increased recruitment of men, the care-gap remains, especially in low paid occupations. Questions arise how masculinities play a part in this, and if caring masculinities obscure gender inequities while at the same time perpetuating them. This qualitative study focusses the negotiation of hegemonic and caring masculinities of men working in residential long-term care in the Netherlands, and its consequences for health. Semi-structured interviews (N?=?16) were analyzed thematically, drawing upon gender and intersectionality theory to understand inequities betw... Mehr ...