This article explores the ways in which gendered processes play out through the professionalization of chaplains in healthcare settings. It describes how gender manifests within organizations, how literature addresses the role of gender in professionalization, and considerations for professional chaplaincy. Fifty interviews with U.S. chaplains were analyzed to explore the relationship between the professionalization of chaplaincy and male and female positionality. Although gender theory moves beyond binary conceptualizations of gender, all participants in this study self-identified as male or female and our data were analyzed accordingly. The language and professionalization efforts used by male and female chaplains mirror the gendered cultural expectations associated with these groups. This article notes how the patriarchal structures of both religious and healthcare institutions are inextricably embedded in the chaplaincy profession; thus, female chaplains have found it necessary to challenge these systems from the beginning.

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基于性别的专业医疗保健牧师委员会认证的观点

本文探讨了性别化过程通过医疗保健环境中牧师的专业化发挥作用的方式。它描述了性别如何在组织中体现，文献如何解决性别在专业化中的作用，以及对专业牧师的考虑。分析了对美国牧师的 50 次采访，以探讨牧师职业化与男性和女性地位之间的关系。尽管性别理论超越了性别的二元概念化，但本研究中的所有参与者都自我认定为男性或女性，并对我们的数据进行了相应的分析。男性和女性牧师使用的语言和专业化努力反映了与这些群体相关的性别文化期望。本文指出宗教和医疗机构的父权制结构如何与牧师职业密不可分；因此，女牧师发现有必要从一开始就挑战这些系统。