Sexism against Male Nurses Assignment
“In the field of nursing, men appear to be discriminated against. “While more men are entering the nursing profession, the field is still dominated by women (Wojciechowski 2016).” This is also supported by the Department of Labor statistics and the United Census Bureau which shows there are 2 million registered nurses in America; of that total, only 10 percent are men. This may be because our society is discriminating against men in the nursing profession. Patients may be prejudiced by traditional female and male roles.
Research is pointing to this problem as ambivalent sexism. Ambivalent sexism is defined as a theory that sexism towards women is multidimensional. Sexism against Male Nurses Assignment
In my personal experience, when I am having an annual exam and a man walks into the room, I assume he is the doctor, not the nurse. That is my own personal bias jumping to a conclusion. Nevertheless, my research has shown that there are studies that point to this first reaction as being common. Sociologists and psychologists have studied ambivalent sexism and its two subcategories: hostile and benevolent. Hostile sexism is reflecting negative views of women who challenge traditional gender roles. Benevolent sexism is reflecting positive views of women who conform to these roles.
