Blog 4

I did not know there were so many classes for women studies! I have never strayed far from the medical/science classes so it is all very new to me. All of the classes look very interesting, and I would most likely learn a lot in them since I know nothing about any of the subjects. I think almost all of these classes would be useful to me, since I am a woman and know almost nothing about the history of women and what people have gone through before me. I just applied to the OUHSC for radiation therapy and I will find out in May if I got in. If i did get in, I won't have any choices for what classes I will be taking for the next two years. So unfortunately, I found these classes a little too late in my schooling. However, gender will play a huge role in my future job. The medical field is hugely biased, men are all doctors and women are nurses. The profession I hope to hold one day, is mostly held by men. My mother has been a nurse for fifteen years, and faces the daily struggles of gender bias in her field. She is a very strong woman, and if she is ever told she can't do something, better believe she will do it ten times over. There is only one job that I can think of where gender played a role. I used to work at a veterinarian's office a few summers ago, the owner (also the veterinarian) refused to higher males. She stated "they have no attention to detail." I thought it was odd when I applied for the job, that there were no men in the office, but never thought too much about it. It wasn't until a month into my job a co-worker had told me she won't higher a man. I was a little shocked, because I had never run into a gender related problem, and then began to think if I had ever applied to a place that would refuse to higher me because I'm a girl. I soon after quit that job and moved on. Other than that, I can not recall a time when I or a co-worker has been treated unfairly at a job. Who knows though, a lot can change once I get into my profession. After reading Hull's article I realized that I have never really thought about the struggles black women face. I was raised to not look at a color of a person's skin, but I know not everyone has that same opinion. I can't imagine having to struggle with ignorant people everyday because of my skin color.