| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 244.1 | | FAUXPA::ENO | Bright Eyes | Wed Mar 25 1987 17:15 | 3 |
| I wonder if we will see an increase in the number of men planning
careers in nursing.
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| 244.2 | There are more male nurses | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Wed Mar 25 1987 17:30 | 13 |
| Re: .1
There IS an increase in the number of men in nursing, but the
discrimination against them is so outrageous, that many quit
shortly after they enter their career. Male nurses are prevented
from performing many duties that female nurses are allowed, such
as caring for certain female patients, while there is no
restriction on female nurses caring for male patients.
Most of these male nurses realize that if they tried to file
a discrimination suit, they'd be laughed at endlessly. It's sad.
Steve
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| 244.3 | | GOJIRA::PHILPOTT | Ian F. ('The Colonel') Philpott | Wed Mar 25 1987 17:42 | 10 |
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I find it slightly amusing that one of the effects of the movement for
sexual equality in Britain was that sexist nursing titles like "sister"
and "matron" were abolished, and it became possible for male nurses
to develop a reasonable career in nursing. (A friend of mine had been
trying for years to pass the board for "sister" and been repeatedly
turned down on the grounds that "you can't have a male sister". He was
promoted and is now Nursing Administrator (Matron) of a teaching hospital)
/. Ian .\
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| 244.4 | it's all in your definition | BRAE::BUSDIECKER | | Wed Mar 25 1987 20:47 | 17 |
| re.3
I was in a coed service fraternity in college. We were all brothers -- no
one seemed to have any problem with that (our membership was split fairly
evenly between the sexes), but I found out after I had been a brother for a
bit that my grandmother was bothered by it. To me it was a word to relate me
to the other people in the group. There was some movement to change it to
member, but that sounds much less close....
We were a bit proud though that our chapter secretly allowed women in before
they were allowed nationally.
"A rose by any other name ..."? I think we were able to disassociate brother
with maleness, and just use the close implications it gave to the people you
call brother. (At least for me, I feel strongly for both my parents' sons.)
- Linda
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| 244.5 | Gag me. | ULTRA::GUGEL | Spring is for rock-climbing | Wed Mar 25 1987 20:51 | 6 |
| re -1:
I think that's an improvement over what my college had - men were
brothers, women were "little sisters".
-Ellen
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| 244.6 | Gag me too! | BRAE::BUSDIECKER | | Wed Mar 25 1987 21:23 | 7 |
| re .5
The Greek frats did have brothers and "little sisters".
I was a GDI (god damn independent) until I found the service fraternity
(Alpha Phi Omega). The women going to Greek parties seemed very much like
cattle going to slaughter. (Not my scene!)
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| 244.7 | Me Too | NRLABS::TATISTCHEFF | | Wed Mar 25 1987 22:34 | 9 |
| re .4-.6
Our frat wasn't national after allowing women to become brothers.
We preferred to call ourselves all "brothers" because of the nasty
associations the word "sister" has with "lttle sister". Sad that
such a powerful word (SISTERHOOD FOREVER!!!) was tainted in that
situation...
Lee
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| 244.8 | | HARDY::HENDRICKS | | Thu Mar 26 1987 13:53 | 2 |
| --and it's such an honor to become a "fellow" in the collegiate
world
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