Question

Is the growing racial and ethnic diversity of the nation’s population mirrored in the racial and ethnic composition of the health professions?Are more women becoming physicians? Are more men becoming nurses?

Answer 1

*Even though women comprise an estimated 90% of the Nursing industry, opportunities have been steadily increasing for men. Since 1970 the number of male Nurses has grown from 2.7 to 9.6% of the industry. Some of the reasons more men are attracted to Nursing is that jobs are secure and pay.

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth reported the percentage of males in Nursing has steadily grown since 1960 from 2% to 13% in the United States. We have seen women entering male-dominated fields for a long time, but it’s less common to see an increase in men joining a predominantly female occupation.

*One of the reasons why women dominate the Nursing industry is due to traditional perceptions in our society. One of the main stigmas men have faced in the past is the stereotype that Nursing is a woman’s job. Another perception has been that men in Nursing are not able to be admitted to medical school.

*These perceptions are changing, though, just as more women are becoming physicians. Already in the field of Nurse Anesthetists about 41% are male.

*Reasons Men Should Consider Nursing :

• Nursing Shortage
• Nursing is an industry with growing opportunities
• Variety of high-paying specialties
• Dispel outdated gender myths and provide industry diversity
• Work in a variety of settings – hospital, office, school, home care, teaching, etc.

*If as a male who wants to pursue Nursing as a career, they should focus on Nursing more than gender. It’s a rewarding occupation on many levels for both men and women, especially for people who enjoy caring for others.

*Many people change careers to Nursing later on in life. Male Nurses are more likely than females to have worked as emergency medical technicians, military Nurses or lab technicians. Nearly half of Nurse anesthetists, one of the highest-paying Nursing jobs, are men.It is a welcome change to the field. Patients and hospitals will benefit from the changing Nurse population.

*Women have been entering male-dominated fields for decades, but it’s less common for a predominantly female occupation to have a substantial increase in its share of men. Yet the jobs that are shrinking tend to be male ones, and those that are growing are mostly female.

Male nurses are more likely than females to have worked as emergency medical technicians, military nurses or lab technicians, and to work in acute care in hospitals rather than primary care clinics.

The same way that comparing with the male group's females are more as physicians when compared with the paster decades.Previously the women are not given that much importance to the education and profession, but nowadays it has changed totally, they are choosing medicine as their career because there is higher job opportunities, name, and fame and high paying demands and the family will become secure.Most woman are coming forward to choose the field.