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You are very wrong w.r. to communist block. Women's participation in medicine (and other intellectual professions) was generally high, possibly higher than in t

• watwut 2y ago
  The gender split depended on specialist. Pediatricians would be women much more often then surgeons. Gynecologists were frequently men, the more in-hospital you are, the more men you would encounter. The eastern europe idea of what is "intellectual" or "important" was different then western one, leading to women having different jobs. Good half of what Americans consider "intellectual" was seen as administrative and boring. Economics is an example of women supposedly doing something more progressive, but in eastern europe it was being seen as easy school for future administrative workers that dont require "real" specialization.
  • theshackleford 2y ago
    > The gender split depended on specialist. Sure, but it doesnt really relate to your original statement. > The nurses are all women, doctors used to be almost only men and now are mix of men and women. Which obviously has been corrected here already, but in case: > 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 A side effect of the impacts of WW2 and the loss of men I am led to believe and that occurred in many areas of society. > Pediatricians would be women much more often then surgeons. Sure, maybe. Maybe not. Last I looked, both are doctors.