Gender diversity in therapeutic radiography: A mixed methods exploration of the gender influences impacting on male students' career choices

• Published in: Radiography (London, England. 1995) Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 258 - 266
• Main Authors: Nightingale, J., Appleyard, R., McNamara, J., Panchbhaya, M., Posnett, J., Stone, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2022
• Subjects: Cancer services; Career Choice; Female; Gender Identity; Gender imbalance; Humans; Male; Professional education; Radiography; Radiotherapy; Recruitment; Students; Workforce; Workforce; Cancer services; Professional education; Radiotherapy; Gender imbalance; Recruitment

A significant gender imbalance exists in therapeutic radiography, with male radiographers contributing to less than one fifth of the UK registered workforce. This research aimed to explore male student recruitment experiences to identify gender-sensitive strategies to employ within future recruitmen...