Companies and individuals alike who hope to change the social structure in the world – one that is sexist and allows women to be paid less for doing the same job, and one that often tells women what they can and cannot dream because of their gender – have to be hyper-vigilant when it comes to what we teach and model for our children.
Something that Twitter account Medical Shots either didn’t consider or didn’t care to consider when tweeting a photo of a little boy and girl in scrubs – him a future doctor and her a future nurse.
And while some people shrugged it off saying that kids should be able to be whatever they want to be and maybe the girl wants to be a nurse and the boy wants to be a doctor, far more people saw sexism in action…painted on the literal backs of the next generation.
Fun fact: Even though male nurses are on the rise, they still only make up 13% of the RN population.
Fun fact number two: Male nurses make, on average, $5k more a year than their female counterparts.
Yeah.
So, below are my favorite 14 responses to the original tweet.
14. All good nurses are worth their weight in gold.
13. Only one?
https://twitter.com/sbarolo/status/1105073622182330368
12. People on the internet are so helpful.
— aa (they/them) (@abolitionandy) March 10, 2019
11. They just love to fix things.
10. You don’t have to be a mind reader.
I have a feeling this isn’t gonna go down well
— Tc (@tc5x2112) March 10, 2019
9. Short, sweet, and to the point.
No it’s not. Why isn’t she a Dr as well? Or why is the boy not a nurse?
— Twenty-One 💋 (@21_03_90) March 10, 2019
8. What a properly placed GIF.
https://twitter.com/AstridLevinson/status/1104875105077940224
7. Do not pass Go, do not collect 80% of $200.
The picture is sexist. Period.
— Twenty-One 💋 (@21_03_90) March 10, 2019
6. Uh-oh, the angry face emoji.
No, it’s not 😡 Why always a guy shown as e future doctor and a girl as a nurse ?
— Laure deMontalembert (@LauredeMontalem) March 10, 2019
5. Men can be anything they want, too.
https://twitter.com/Divveyfallfan/status/1104846312833409024
4. Seems like a fair question.
How did you tweet this from the year 1950?
— Jill Tatara (@jilltataraworld) March 10, 2019
3. In case they hadn’t figured it out.
— kelvin (@Nivlek1) March 10, 2019
2. Important distinction.
1. Just adorable.
https://twitter.com/SFF180/status/1105117345960345600
There were more. So, many more. It gave me hope for the future!