Exploring gender-stereotype barriers and advantages of Hong Kong Male Nurses

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to explore the gender issues and identify the barriers faced by the local male nurses and students in their workplaces or clinical practicum. This project involves individual interviews with male nurses and nursing students and it aims to understand their perceptions towards the gender issues happened in clinical areas and identify the barriers that hindered their learning and career development. A pilot study has been conducted from April to June 2018, four common themes of local gender barriers were identified.