Miller R J
Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
Am J Occup Ther. 1992 Nov;46(11):1013-9. doi: 10.5014/ajot.46.11.1013.
Occupational therapy is a predominantly female profession; 93% to 95% of occupational therapists are women. The implications and ramifications of this reality have seldom been directly addressed. In this article, beliefs about balance, activity, environment, and autonomy are explored from the perspectives of occupational therapy, feminism, holistic health, and medicine. The assertion that occupational therapy has more in common philosophically with feminism and holistic health than it does with medicine is supported. This awareness provides a new framework for examining current issues of concern to the profession, such as support for purposeful activity, existence outside the mainstream of power holders, and problems and powers inherent in being seen as a women's profession. Recommendations are made that occupational therapists commit more money and energy to encourage, facilitate, and support female leadership; develop innovative strategies for keeping members who take time out to raise families informed; support more holistic and feminist reorganization of work settings; instill awareness of these issues in our students; and address our strengths as a women's profession. All occupational therapists must also confront their own anti-women prejudice.
职业治疗是一个女性占主导的行业；93%至95%的职业治疗师是女性。这一现实的影响和后果很少得到直接探讨。在本文中，我们从职业治疗、女权主义、整体健康和医学的角度探讨了关于平衡、活动、环境和自主性的观念。有人认为，职业治疗在哲学上与女权主义和整体健康的共同点比与医学更多，这一观点得到了支持。这种认识为审视该行业当前关注的问题提供了一个新框架，比如对有目的活动的支持、在权力持有者主流之外的存在，以及被视为女性行业所固有的问题和力量。建议职业治疗师投入更多资金和精力来鼓励、促进和支持女性领导力；制定创新策略，让那些抽出时间抚养家庭的成员了解情况；支持对工作环境进行更全面和女权主义的重组；向我们的学生灌输对这些问题的认识；并宣扬我们作为女性行业的优势。所有职业治疗师还必须正视自己对女性的偏见。
