A man in a seemingly female driven career

[guest042302019]

I'm currently in the nursing program and very excited about my new career choice. I've noticed that most of my classes is 1:10 male to female ratio. This doesn't bother me nor bog me down one bit. I was curious if there is still this stereotype that nursing is primarily a female career out there. I have heard this from various people. I was curious if anyone out there notices a frowning on men being in this career or not so much. Either way, let me know from your experience because I would like to know what to expect as well as what I'm in for. Btw, another things is, I have tattoos on my arm(which are not by any means offensive) and I'm wondering if that will hinder my chances of getting a decent job down the road or is the contemporary enviroment more excepting. They are covered up when I wear a short sleeve shirt mostly so it's not like they are on my hands or forearms. Any advice or "intel" would greatly appreciated!!

-Andrew

[belgarion]

I haven't run into that much opposition except for the occasional female patient who doesn't want a man doing personal care on her.

I did recently receive a catalog from a nurses supply company. There were 33 pages full of women's scrubs and 1 and a half pages for men. Now THAT's discrimination!

[Sniper RN]

I am a man getting into nursing.. Starting this fall so 1.5 years to go. A lot of my male friends say, "Nursing? Isn't that an all woman job?" I say...."Think about what you just said. Is that a bad thing?" That shuts them up.