OK now I’m mad! I have a pretty high tolerance for media assumptions and misrepresentations unfair to those of us who are female. I do. Really. But I think I’ve hit the wall. Listen to this, from Business Week this week (here’s a hint – the article is called "Are There Too Many
Women Doctors?" ) The premise – there’s a doctor shortage in the US and: This looming shortage is forcing into the open a controversy that has
been cautiously debated in hospitals and medical practices for some time: Are
women doctors part of the problem? It’s
not the abilities of female doctors that are in question. It’s that study after
study has found women doctors tend to work 20% to 25% fewer hours than their
male counterparts.
What to discuss first? That those who work that additional 20-25% probably work too hard? That resentments build
up in their spouses and children that never go away. That the "problem" is in reality a grand improvement achieved through the work and suffering of a generation of women who fought their way through medical school, internships and fellowships and now use their knowledge both to take care of people and to still live a life of their own. Shocking!
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