http://ericajpinskyinc.ca/blog Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:26:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ericajpinskyinc.ca/blog/?p=312#comment-22 Erica Pinsky Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:26:03 +0000 http://ericajpinskyinc.ca/blog/?p=312#comment-22 appreciate your comment Rich. I remain hopeful that the "current reality" will shift, and hope that more individuals will adopt your attitude and perspective. Too many choose to remain silent and then allow the comments to grow into anger and resentment, which benefits no one and certainly does not support the kind of change I think we would both like to see. appreciate your comment Rich. I remain hopeful that the “current reality” will shift, and hope that more individuals will adopt your attitude and perspective. Too many choose to remain silent and then allow the comments to grow into anger and resentment, which benefits no one and certainly does not support the kind of change I think we would both like to see.

]]> http://ericajpinskyinc.ca/blog/?p=312#comment-19 Rich Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:03:25 +0000 http://ericajpinskyinc.ca/blog/?p=312#comment-19 This is a good point about being human. However, as a guy, I have to say that we can't be too sensitive. When people note that I'm a male nurse or refer to someone they know as a male nurse, I often (if I have the time and inclination) point out the moot nature of adding "male" to nurse. If you tell me "he's a nurse", I will get that "he" is a male. Having daughters that I have tried to raise to resist gender profiling, I also see this as a limitation for women ~ women are nurses, men are doctors. While society has more readily accepted female doctors, it is still a male dominated profession. But I don't get worked up or offended when someone makes a wisecrack or comment about males... it reflects the current reality. I just try to deal with stigma by being positive and pointing out the societal biases that I see. Thanks for bringing this point up. It is a very worthwhile issue. This is a good point about being human. However, as a guy, I have to say that we can’t be too sensitive. When people note that I’m a male nurse or refer to someone they know as a male nurse, I often (if I have the time and inclination) point out the moot nature of adding “male” to nurse. If you tell me “he’s a nurse”, I will get that “he” is a male. Having daughters that I have tried to raise to resist gender profiling, I also see this as a limitation for women ~ women are nurses, men are doctors. While society has more readily accepted female doctors, it is still a male dominated profession. But I don’t get worked up or offended when someone makes a wisecrack or comment about males… it reflects the current reality. I just try to deal with stigma by being positive and pointing out the societal biases that I see. Thanks for bringing this point up. It is a very worthwhile issue.

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