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Female Funeral Directors
L AT ISHA HENSLEY
ENGL ISH 2010
L ARA ASPLUND
Undertaker Louise Ryan. Photograph: Andrew Lloyd/WALES NEWS SERVICE
History
In the mid 1800’s caring for the dead was originally viewed as a woman's role and usually took place in the home
Women were once called “Shrouding women” and were expected to collect the remains and prepare them for burial
Men at that time were responsible for building the coffin and digging the grave
The Civil War was the turning point in the funeral industry, moving towards a male dominated field
Embalming started to be more acceptable because families wanted their loved ones to be returned home
Men started to prepare the remains for burial and later found that funerary services could be commercialized
Women were pushed out of the field due to the business side of things
Women became disallowed from being a part of the business; this was now a man’s job
Facts
Over the years the percentage of female students has surpassed the number of male students
Today more and more women are attending school to become funeral directors
The number of female funeral directors has increased by 38% between 1974 and 2010
The number of female funeral directors to date has not been accumulated, yet
Even though the number of woman has been increasing over the years, this field is still predominately dominated by men
“It wasn’t until 2000 that the number of women equaled the number of men graduating from the U.S. mortuary Schools.” (Funeral Divas)
Comparison between female and male students attending
school
Female Students Male Students0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
0.35
0.65
0.5 0.5
0.6
0.4
0.57
0.43
Mortuary Science Students
1995 2000 2010 2014
More Facts
Family owned funeral services is a tradition that has been passed onto the men for many years
It wasn’t until the mid to late 1900’s that women became more visible in the funerary business
Since then, more women have attended school and graduated
Women have taken on the tradition of family-owned companies (to keep their family businesses alive)
Some women in this field have no family ties to a family business
More and more women are interested in this business and are finding jobs were they can because they want to help people
As of 2010, the number of female funeral directors was 43% and male funeral directors was 57%, women seem to be closing in on the last 7% toward equal division of gender within the field, but again recent numbers haven’t been tallied nationally
Progression of Female Funeral Directors
Female Male0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
0.05
0.95
0.43
0.57
Funeral Directors
About 1974 2010
Research 5 States were researched to find the total number of registered funeral homes today:
Utah, North Dakota, Washington, Texas, and New Jersey
The research was done using the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the individual states’ Funeral Directors Associations
Total number of registered funeral homes for each state was added to the individual states’ FDA
The 5 states were picked from different territories of the U.S. to show the difference in sectors of the country
The East coast is about even in terms of the number of funeral homes
The West coast and Midwest, like the East coast, is about even in terms of the number of funeral homes
States from different territories Compared
Total Number of Funeral Homes Funeral Homes with Website0
100
200
300
400
500
600
8553
79 73
115100
575
247
593
435
Number of Funeral Homes In Five States
Utah North Dakota Washington Texas New Jersey
Utah – Home State
Where all research started
North Dakota – Midwest
Washington – West coast
Texas – Southern
New Jersey – East coast
Research5 States were researched to find the number of female funeral directors today:
Utah, North Dakota, Washington, Texas, and New Jersey
The research was done using the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the individual states’ Funeral Directors Associations
Data to find female funeral directors was only collected from the funeral homes that were registered with the NFDA and with a website
All other funeral homes without a website were considered “unknowns” and no data report could be drawn
The numbers of male funeral directors nationally is only an estimate at this point
Funeral Directors to Date
Femal Funeral Directors Male Funeral Directors0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
5
96
9
128
15
170
74
346
116
638
Comparison Between Female and Male Funeral Directors
Utah North Dakota Washington Texas New Jersey
Registered Female Directors:
Utah: 5
North Dakota: 9
Washington: 15
Texas: 74
New Jersey: 116
Estimated Registered Male Directors:
Utah: 96
North Dakota: 128
Washington: 170
Texas: 346
New Jersey: 638
CitationsRotondaro, V. (2011, March 25). Women funeral directors: starting to dominate the death care industry. Retrieved March 3, 2014, from http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2011/03/funeral_divas.html
Passey Media Design (n.d.). Funeral Homes | Utah Funeral Directors Association. Retrieved February 17, 2014, from http://www.ufda.org/funeral_homes.php
Consolidated Funeral Services (CFS) (2014). North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. Retrieved February 27, 2014, from http://www.ndfda.org/pg/ndk/directory.php
FrontRunner Professional (2013). Find A Funeral Home - Listed by City. Retrieved February 28, 2014, from http://www.wsfda.org/Find_A_Funeral_Home_-_Listed_by_City_993168.html
FrontRunner Professional (2013). Funeral Homes. Retrieved February 28, 2014, from http://www.tfda.com/Funeral_Homes_488035.html
New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association (2014). NJSFDA > Professional Home > About NJSFDA > Member Directory > Find a Funeral Home. Retrieved February 29, 2014, from https://web.njsfda.org/public/professional-home/about-njsfda/member-directory/find-a-funeral-home.aspx
Wales News Service (2013, July 3). The Changing Face of The Funeral Profession [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.acremation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/female-funeral-director.jpg