Nursing’s gender gap and the mistakes to “fix”

[Bolas 5]

https://youtu.be/lOT0GOyw2pY

Huge gender gap in nursing due to past attitudes and discrimination but so what?
Unfortunately rather than just defocusing on gender going forward and more on skills/attributes (as we all should for any DNA group), in some cases they’re specifically trying to recruit men using traditional gender stereotypes.
Why do I bring this up? Because I’ve always felt that targeting and keeping stats on race, gender, birthplace, or orientation was wrong but as my “group” was not the beneficiary of the special treatment such comments could be viewed as just discriminatory and dismissed.
Nurses need certain attributes, particularly caring, empathy, and trust. Focus recruitment efforts on those, not what plumbing they have.

Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

[billvon 3,070]

>Huge gender gap in nursing due to past attitudes and discrimination but so what?

So we should fix that.

>Nurses need certain attributes, particularly caring, empathy, and trust. Focus recruitment
>efforts on those, not what plumbing they have.

I agree that those should be the primary criteria. I also don't see anything wrong at targeting a group that has been told they can't be nurses (by society, the media, court cases etc.)

When I was at MIT it was 75% men. Over the past decades they have brought that very close to 50/50 through WISE programs, STEM outreach etc. No standards were lowered; no special financial incentives for women. Just programs/weekend events/talks at high schools to encourage women who have been told "engineering is for men" to try their hand at it.

As a result, MIT is now a better place to study and work.

[Bolas 5]

Did you watch the video? Starting at 6:55 they discuss the men focused recruiting campaign.

Point is they are still using gender stereotypes to recruit men so likely still are to recruit women. Yes there are groups that in the past were told no or steered away from professions but the solution is to remove DNA group focus altogether in recruiting: Anyone can try to become a nurse, doctor, engineer, astronaut, etc. to begin with but need to have certain skills/traits to be successful at it.

Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.