I'm arriving to the discussion too late to make a fairly minor point.. but I do think that this blog post misses the boat completely on her dismissal of the fastest growing occupations for women.
"We are veterinary technicians not veterinarians, dental assistants not dentists, medical assistants not doctors. We like to believe we have evolved, but the data speaks to something else."
Utterly untrue. Women are not doctors? How on earth can she make a statement like this?
"Since 1982-83, the total number of women entering U.S. medical schools has increased every year (in
fact, the annual increases reach back to 1969-1970). Women’s share of the matriculating class has
likewise increased. Women went from less than a third (31.4%) of all matriculants in 1982-83 to a high
of 49.6 percent in 2003-04. In 2007-08, women were 48.3 percent of all matriculants."
This data is a little old, I wouldn't be surprised if women surpass 50% soon.
"We are veterinary technicians not veterinarians, dental assistants not dentists, medical assistants not doctors. We like to believe we have evolved, but the data speaks to something else."
Utterly untrue. Women are not doctors? How on earth can she make a statement like this?
According to this site:
http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/charts1982to2007.pdf
"Since 1982-83, the total number of women entering U.S. medical schools has increased every year (in fact, the annual increases reach back to 1969-1970). Women’s share of the matriculating class has likewise increased. Women went from less than a third (31.4%) of all matriculants in 1982-83 to a high of 49.6 percent in 2003-04. In 2007-08, women were 48.3 percent of all matriculants."
This data is a little old, I wouldn't be surprised if women surpass 50% soon.