top | item 23124959 (no title) bobmcbobface | 5 years ago THERE'S A HUGE SHORTAGE OF MEN IN NURSING! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO INHERENT SEXISM AND FEMALE TOXICITY! HOW DO WE SOLVE THIS ISSUE? discuss order hn newest hpliferaft|5 years ago If you take 30 seconds to Google you'll find a bunch of sources that indicate the low percentage of men in nursing is nuanced. It's not just toxicity or gatekeeping.Examples:"Research indicates that ideas of masculinity prevent men from pursuing a career in nursing." - https://www.npr.org/2018/10/02/653570048/why-more-men-dont-g..."The problem is that notions of masculinity die hard, in women as well as men." https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/24/opinion/sunday/men-dont-w..."Some tasks require getting in a patient’s personal space and some patients may prefer to request a female nurse." https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/nursing/blog/men-in-nursin... jacobriis|5 years ago Low percentage of men is nuanced, low percentage of women is racist.
hpliferaft|5 years ago If you take 30 seconds to Google you'll find a bunch of sources that indicate the low percentage of men in nursing is nuanced. It's not just toxicity or gatekeeping.Examples:"Research indicates that ideas of masculinity prevent men from pursuing a career in nursing." - https://www.npr.org/2018/10/02/653570048/why-more-men-dont-g..."The problem is that notions of masculinity die hard, in women as well as men." https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/24/opinion/sunday/men-dont-w..."Some tasks require getting in a patient’s personal space and some patients may prefer to request a female nurse." https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/nursing/blog/men-in-nursin... jacobriis|5 years ago Low percentage of men is nuanced, low percentage of women is racist.
hpliferaft|5 years ago
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"Research indicates that ideas of masculinity prevent men from pursuing a career in nursing." - https://www.npr.org/2018/10/02/653570048/why-more-men-dont-g...
"The problem is that notions of masculinity die hard, in women as well as men." https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/24/opinion/sunday/men-dont-w...
"Some tasks require getting in a patient’s personal space and some patients may prefer to request a female nurse." https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/nursing/blog/men-in-nursin...
jacobriis|5 years ago