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Would complaining about a lack of males entering medical school or presenting at a conference on child care be discriminatory?

by 9392732 14y ago

rmc 14y ago
Medical School? Like for doctors? I thought that was roughly 1:1, rather than 15:1 in tech? If the figures are well off and men are being systemetically disadvantaged due to their gender in medical school, then yes we should have affirmative active for it. I'm skeptical though because traditionally medicine has been heavily male dominated. Yes we should probably do something to get more men into child care & nursing & primary school teaching. that wouldn't be sexist. And yes, more men should do traditionally feminine activities. I'm male and took up crochet recently. I can empathise with women who work in tech. Tech is all male. Crochet is all female.
- 9392732 14y ago
  http://www.bmj.com/content/328/7455/1545 http://www.bmj.com/content/328/7455/1545 White people are under represented relative to the population in UK medical schools in this study http://www.bmj.com/content/336/7647/748 http://www.bmj.com/content/336/7647/748 Women out number men in western medical school Will we ever see drives to increase white males into this profession? I doubt it There are female interest groups to promote women in surgery, female only exam practice etc despite them making up the majority. Could there ever be male only revision sessions? Of course not, that would be sexist (My partner is a female doctor)
  - josephlord 14y ago
    > There are female interest groups to promote women in surgery, female only exam practice etc despite them making up the majority. Could there ever be male only revision sessions? Of course not, that would be sexist Are women definitely the majority in surgery as opposed to medicine? My impression was that men dominated the surgical specialisms. This isn't really intended to be a knock on your argument but to ask you to double check this point. In answer to the general point I have heard discussion of ways to encourage men to become Primary School teachers although that might have been more to balance out the role models for young children than being a matter of pure justice.
    - rmc 14y ago
      encourage men to become Primary School teachers although that might have been more to balance out the role models for young children than being a matter of pure justice. It can be both.

Would complaining about a lack of males entering medical school or presenting at a conference on child care be discriminatory?

by 9392732 14y ago

Would complaining about a lack of males entering medical school or presenting at a conference on child care be discriminatory?

rmc 14y ago

Medical School? Like for doctors? I thought that was roughly 1:1, rather than 15:1 in tech? If the figures are well off and men are being systemetically disadvantaged due to their gender in medical school, then yes we should have affirmative active for it. I'm skeptical though because traditionally medicine has been heavily male dominated. Yes we should probably do something to get more men into child care & nursing & primary school teaching. that wouldn't be sexist. And yes, more men should do traditionally feminine activities. I'm male and took up crochet recently. I can empathise with women who work in tech. Tech is all male. Crochet is all female.

9392732 14y ago
http://www.bmj.com/content/328/7455/1545 http://www.bmj.com/content/328/7455/1545 White people are under represented relative to the population in UK medical schools in this study http://www.bmj.com/content/336/7647/748 http://www.bmj.com/content/336/7647/748 Women out number men in western medical school Will we ever see drives to increase white males into this profession? I doubt it There are female interest groups to promote women in surgery, female only exam practice etc despite them making up the majority. Could there ever be male only revision sessions? Of course not, that would be sexist (My partner is a female doctor)
- josephlord 14y ago
  > There are female interest groups to promote women in surgery, female only exam practice etc despite them making up the majority. Could there ever be male only revision sessions? Of course not, that would be sexist Are women definitely the majority in surgery as opposed to medicine? My impression was that men dominated the surgical specialisms. This isn't really intended to be a knock on your argument but to ask you to double check this point. In answer to the general point I have heard discussion of ways to encourage men to become Primary School teachers although that might have been more to balance out the role models for young children than being a matter of pure justice.
  - rmc 14y ago
    encourage men to become Primary School teachers although that might have been more to balance out the role models for young children than being a matter of pure justice. It can be both.