[hereme888]

The job itself caters to the natural disposition of women much more than men. That said, having a some male nurses in every hospital to me is mandatory. You need men in those teams for various reasons. But overall the job caters to women.

I also believe the number of female primary care physicians recently surpassed men. Or at least in Family Medicine, or something like that.

[boogieknite]

how? i dont think it caters to anyone particularly. in my experience its a quite physical job where, education being equal, caters toward motor skills, endurance, and strength. i think historically women were in nursing because they didnt fight in war, then the next generation saw nursing as a viable career for women repeat repeat repeat

[hereme888]

It is quite a physical job, and nowadays very exhausting. Besides the play on the name itself, "nursing" (which only women can do, naturally), the general aspects of taking care of a person the way nurses are required to, caters more to the natural motherly nature of women.

There's always leeway to what I'm saying though. I'm generalizing.

[boogieknite]

the most interesting point is yours about the name of the profession. wonder if we see that change in the near future

[ModernMech]

> The job itself caters to the natural disposition of women much more than men.

Imagine saying that about, I dunno, the field of computing.

[hereme888]

Sure, let's do it:

"Sitting in front of a computer geeking out about code, engineering, and electrical signals, caters much more to men than women."

And that's a fact. Women prefer relational jobs.

[boogieknite]

would go as far to say it caters more to trans women then men?

[hereme888]

I have no idea how men who take hormones and hormone-blockers feel and prefer. Haven't studied the matter that deeply. I'd say it alters preferences, but that's a wild guess.

[IAmBroom]

"The job itself caters to my personal ideation of women much more than men."

[hereme888]

No, it's common sense, nature/biology-based facts about women (XY). It's like saying females do just as well in the field of battle as men.... no, they don't. Or women becoming plumbers, electricians, oil-rig workers, constructions workers, brick laying, road maintenance, operating heavy and loud machinery, etc, etc. Jobs obviously more for men than women.