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In the Soviet Union most doctors were women. Random citation: "In 1917, 17 percent of doctors were women, yet by 1940 61 percent were women. From the 1950s the
by bloak 2y ago
In the Soviet Union most doctors were women. Random citation: "In 1917, 17 percent of doctors were women, yet by 1940 61 percent were women. From the 1950s the figure fluctuated at around 65–70 percent (Ryan, 1989: 38)."
- watwut 2y agoMost of them pediatricians and the first contact doctors. The gender split depended on the specialty. The gynecologic and doctors doing childbirths were frequently men. Likewise, surgeons. And there was stereotype of them being better then women.
- n4r9 2y agoMidwives were a thing, though. There are records of pay scales given for medical professionals in Soviet Russia, including midwives.