The lack of gender equity in the public sector is a critical issue, especially for emergency services. We explore the gendered nature of firefighting and policing at both professional and organizational levels. We assess gender equity by asking the following questions: (1) How have understandings of gender in emergency services evolved over time? (2) What are the normative implications of emergency services’ lack of gender equity? We draw from feminist literature to critique the lack of progress and examine firefighting and policing histories along with the professional ethics codes of the U.S. Fire Administration and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. This analysis demonstrates the potential to foster greater gender equity in emergency services and other public organizations by suggesting means of improving ethics codes that serve as foundations for organizational cultures, policies, and practices

公共部门缺乏性别平等是一个关键问题，特别是对于紧急服务。我们在专业和组织层面探索消防和警务的性别性质。我们通过提出以下问题来评估性别平等：(1) 随着时间的推移，对紧急服务中性别的理解是如何演变的？(2) 紧急服务缺乏性别平等的规范含义是什么？我们从女权主义文献中汲取灵感，批评缺乏进步，并研究消防和警务历史以及美国消防局和国际警察局长协会的职业道德准则。