It's become a common construction, but it bugs me too. You'd never say "men nurses", for instance. Makes it sound like nurses who specialize in working with men

It's become a common construction, but it bugs me too. You'd never say "men nurses", for instance. Makes it sound like nurses who specialize in working with men, not necessarily nurses who are men. It's awkward but it's sticking around, unfortunately. [EDIT] more relevantly, "women doctors" definitely reads like an old-timey euphemism for gynecologists.