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Re:Our industry sucks for diversity and conferences are only... by Tichy on Sunday January 06, 2013 @08:54AM (#5016307)
You mean it is easier for women to wash men's genitals than for men to wash women's genitals, and easier for men to accept women washing their genitals and easier for women to accept women washing their genitals? Or what exactly is the gender relevant aspect?
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Re:Our industry sucks for diversity and conferences are only... by yummyfajitas on Sunday January 06, 2013 @09:35AM (#5016389)
People are generally more comfortable being naked around people of the same gender (except during sexual situations, which medicine is not supposed to be). For much the same reason, my gym has segregated locker rooms.
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Re:Our industry sucks for diversity and conferences are only... by Tichy on Sunday January 06, 2013 @09:39AM (#5016398)
OK, but patients should be equally frequent for both genders, so I don't see why this would evoke a gender bias for nursing?
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Re:Our industry sucks for diversity and conferences are only... by yummyfajitas on Sunday January 06, 2013 @09:57AM (#5016441)
It doesn't cause the gender bias in nursing. I'm pointing out that nursing is special. They have a very specialized reason for needing some gender parity, which applies only to a few other fields (e.g., TSA pat down).

Software isn't one of those fields, so bringing up gender parity in nursing in a discussion about the software industry is a bit of a misnomer.

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Re:Our industry sucks for diversity and conferences are only... by Tichy on Sunday January 06, 2013 @10:22AM (#5016506)
Get it - that makes sense!
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