Gender Inequalities In Canada

The staff are taught all this through training, this allows the staff to be treated equal by staff regardless their race, gender, sexuality etc. In the hospital, males and females are treated equally on the wards. In the wards both genders are combined, this allows no segregation. It allows patients in the hospital to feel equal with one-another.

The nursing profession was eventually almost completely taken over by women after around 30 years, despite the disapproval of many men who believed women were too delicate for such situations (Keene, 392). The Southern women faced many issues by taking on these responsibilities such as being broke and hungry, as well as maintaining their

While there are a lot of responsibilities that nurses have to do most of the nurses being female or males do their work good

Nursing as a profession has faced many barriers over the centuries. One of the most defining barriers discussed in regard to the historical experience of nurses is the effects of its being considered, and for the most part being, work done by women. In evaluating nursing history it is necessary therefore to evaluate the ways in which society has evolved over time in terms of its views on the roles of nurses of women within the society and its institutions. In the U.S., the inception of nursing both as an occupation and later as a profession, has strong ties to the challenge of women's perceived role as a wife and mother whose sphere was solely domestic. In many ways, significant progress has been made from that time in what women and

The nursing field was mostly dominated by males before world war one, but census data from 2011 states that “Women outnumber them 10:1.” in the nursing field (Diamond). What used to be the norm of men being nurses and doctors have now switched. Josh Mitchell from the wall street journal reported that "Women account for a third of the nation's lawyers and doctors, a major shift from a generation ago”

one way to view these inequalities in health is by looking at projected life expectancy at birth. Aboriginal men, and woman live substantially shorter than the total population of Canada, approximately nine and six years respectively (Macaulay 2009, p.334; Statistics Canada, 2015, chart. 13), this is a huge disparity in health. The way I personally view this issue is that, despite other factors which influence health and disparities in health, nurses are playing a role in this disparity by not providing Aboriginal people with ethical care, the same way they do to NAC. This is important to address because it means nurses are not standing up to their CNA (2008) responsibility of providing ethical care to every patient we have, no matter what walk of life they come from (p.

The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) (2009b) predicts a shortfall of nursing staff equivalent to 60, 000 full-time positions by 2022. In 2011, there was a deficit of 22, 000 registered in Canada, as reported by J. Shamian, past-president of the CNA (Winston, 2011). A healthcare human resource problem, such as the supply of professionally trained registered nurses requires long-term resolution strategies. The CNA suggests that newly registered professional nurses are not yet employed to their full potential in community settings: A shift is needed towards providing increased care in community and home care settings with a focus on health promotion and disease in order to support sustainable healthcare in Canada (CNA, 2012).

During the Victorian times, men were perceived to be better to women when it came to education. Therefore, educating a woman was completely a waste of resources and what men expected from women was to be obedient, humble and generous to men (Carol, 2011). Oakley (1975) highlighted that women did work in jobs associated with supposed female skills for example cleaning. (Up until the 19th century) . Until the mid 19th century nursing was not an activity, which was thought to demand either training or skills as nightingale stated that nursing was left to those were too drunken, (who were drunkards), who had no money for apprenticeship or too dirty (Allen, 2001). Carol (2011) pointed out that respectable woman were not interested in hospital jobs because it was considered as menial jobs and nursing was described as duties of servants.

profession and should be respected as such. Congruent with nursing stereotypes comes gender roles. Naturally, women are the care-takers thus the profession is predominately female, but it should be noted that this predisposition of women taking on this role has too altered the perception of nursing. “Although the number of men in nursing is growing, campaigns and targeted recruitments should be displayed more often to draw more men into the profession” (Cohen 2007).

The following paper will investigate whether it is moral or immoral to apply strong affirmative action programs at Lethbridge College in attempts to increase the representation of male registered nurses. Further investigation into the topic will be done through the application of ethical egoism and the ethics of care.

Gender inequality has been a long part of Canada’s history with men being the dominant decision makers. Women have had to fight long hard battles and overcome numerous obstacles to prove themselves and demonstrate that they are equal to men and not inferior. Over the course of a century women have achieved suffrage and have become increasingly visible in the political and economic sectors. Despite all the achievements women have made barriers remain in effect leaving women at a social, economic and political disadvantage even in the twenty-first century. The primary obstacles in achieving gender equality are the noticeable absence of women in authoritative economic and political positions, unfair social stereotypes that are still

Gender-based analysis is a critical component of reforming Canada’s health system as it helps policymakers understand disparities in health status, how health and illness are experienced and how men and women access and interact with the health system (Health Canada, 2003). Today’s health care system does not take gender into account because it does not considers the kinds of care and support that women define as important to their health and well-being.

Men currently are looked down on in the nursing profession due to many different beliefs. While it’s true in some, if not a very rare few, these beliefs are what make the nursing profession for men uncomforting and discouraging. It is believed many male nurses are gay and because of this lack the acceptance they look for. Another belief is that men have an inappropriate ‘sexual’ behavior. They must be careful when caring (touching) for a patient in any way. Men are highly subject to accusations and it makes it almost impossible for a male nurse to perform his job to the fullest (Evans).

Among twenty leading female-dominated professions, registered nurses (RN’s) are the second most occupation that employed women in 2006¬. Similar to many traditionally female professions, the percentage of male in nursing is small. In fact, male nurses only comprised eight percent of RN’s in 2008. Although much effort has been made to recruit more men into nursing, many contributing factors have driven them away from this profession. Those factors include poor nursing image, negative public perception, low economic status, and gender stereotypes. One of the most significant factors that deter men from entering the profession is stereotypes. Research shows that men might be more likely to encounter stereotypes than discrimination;

Throughout history, nursing is one of the branches of the healthcare field that has been viewed by many societies as a female profession. This notion has been influenced by the different cultures and the societal view of the ideal woman. Positive characteristics, such as patience, compassion, caring, and kindness that are associated with characteristics of nurses are considered to be “womanly.” Consequently, the society expects men to exhibit characteristics of bravery and protectiveness, which are traits exhibited by warriors. The common stereotypes among men in nursing are failed medical school applicant, gay or effeminate, a misfit, or womanizer (Burton and Misener, 2007). Early nursing leaders such as Lavinia Dock and Florence Nightingale also compounded prejudicial views of men in nursing. Nightingale 's image of the nurse as subordinate, nurturing, domestic, humble, and self-sacrificing, as well as not too educated, became prevalent in society (Selanders & Crane, 2012).