Event Title
Female Truck Drivers: Negotiating Identity in a Male Dominated Environment
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Anthropology
Mentor Information
Janet Brashler
Department
Anthropology
Location
Kirkhof Center 2201
Start Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
Keywords
Changing Ideas/Changing Worlds, Culture, Gender, Identity, Social Science
Abstract
This research explores how women negotiate their identities when working in the male dominated field of truck driving. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the over three million people who make their living as truck drivers, only six percent are female. Central to the research is identification of the roles women occupy in the trucking industry, how they choose this particular career, and how they confront issues of gender stereotyping. Through a combination of ethnographic approaches including interviews and content analysis, this research explores women truck drivers from several theoretical perspectives including performance theory.
Female Truck Drivers: Negotiating Identity in a Male Dominated Environment
Kirkhof Center 2201
This research explores how women negotiate their identities when working in the male dominated field of truck driving. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the over three million people who make their living as truck drivers, only six percent are female. Central to the research is identification of the roles women occupy in the trucking industry, how they choose this particular career, and how they confront issues of gender stereotyping. Through a combination of ethnographic approaches including interviews and content analysis, this research explores women truck drivers from several theoretical perspectives including performance theory.