Graves Knight wrote:
TwilightPrincess wrote:
I think men and women are equal. That’s not to say that there aren’t any differences. I just think much of them are socialized or even nonexistent due to misinformation and confirmation bias.
That's a good take. In my personal opinion, I think men and women are different to compliment one another. I came to this conclusion because I'd prefer to look at actions and research before agreeing on what's being socialized. For example a person working with machines in factories vs being a teacher or a nurse. It seems like most women (not all) don't pick the jobs that men are mostly in. It's the same for men too. Most men seem to be more interested with things vs most women being more interested in the healthy upbringing of people.
My mother just spent seven weeks in hospital so I can comment on healthcare, at least as it is here.
There were far more male nurses and support aides than female, and far more female doctors than male.
Of all her nurses and aides (shifts changed twice a day for seven weeks and we seldom saw the same person twice - do the math), I'd say 3/4 were men. Actually they were men of colour too, if that matters. The fact they were usually men was very apparent because my mother is 85 and had a broken hip but they kept sending men in to do her nursing care, insert and change catheters, change her diaper, clean her bottom, stand with her in the bathroom when she started using the toilet again, or even to change her gowns.
She was very upset that they were men. I asked her how men might feel being the patient with female nurses / aides, and if it might be equivalent to the way she felt. That seemed to put things in a bit of perspective but she was still pretty freaked out. The only time they specifically sent women was for showering but that seemed redundant since the men had been all up in her business anyway.
The doctors were all women except for one man. Her follow up appointments with a fracture clinic and with Geriatrics are with women as well.
Her home-care physiotherapist is a man.
My doctor is a woman and my dentist is an Iraqi woman. Interestingly, the only male doctor I have is my Gynaecologist.
Thanks for your input! Healthcare seems to be more diverse nowadays vs 50 years ago.