Why are male nurses looked down on?

[USCUAmber]

I am a female nursing student but I dont understand why male nurses are looked down on. They are human beings too.

[ssturgis]

I hope we are not looked down on sheesh.

[Skeletor]

I'd say fer the most part we're not, of course you may run into a few haters here and there. I have most definitely. But such is life