Gender differences in employment in health care

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One of the most interesting fields where gender discrimination occurs is healthcare. Unlike other fields where one gender is clearly given advantage over the other, healthcare is more blurry. Both males and females are faced with unfair stereotypes and expectations, and while certain occupations still clearly prefer one gender over the other, discrimination faced is relatively equal between the two genders. Amongst physicians, women have historically faced discrimination and trouble even entering the field. In the field of nursing though, men have been met with stereotypes and discrimination from both coworkers and patients. While the number of female doctors and male nurses has steadily increased, there still seems to be a lot of gender discrepancy in these two career paths. This blog will evaluate why these stereotypes exist, the degree of discrimination in modern America, and what attempts are being made to end the discrimination.