Re:Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
by wpietri on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @04:59PM
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> their heart surgeon was hired because of their skin color
This may come as a surprise to you, but for most of American history surgeons were hired because of their skin color and genitals (two things not as far as I know used during the practice of medicine). And many probably still are. The number of medical degrees for women is now about at parity [1]. But as far as practicing physicians go, only 38% are women [2]. And the numbers for surgery are much lower. I've heard from multiple friends in medicine tell me that surgery has a culture that's very macho and frequently abusive.
This may come as a surprise to you, but for most of American history surgeons were hired because of their skin color and genitals (two things not as far as I know used during the practice of medicine). And many probably still are. The number of medical degrees for women is now about at parity [1]. But as far as practicing physicians go, only 38% are women [2]. And the numbers for surgery are much lower. I've heard from multiple friends in medicine tell me that surgery has a culture that's very macho and frequently abusive.
[1] https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/nation-s-physician-workfo...
[2] https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/physicians-by-gend...