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Friday, July 31, 2015

Protest by Male Nurses Union, Andrapradesh.




Male nurses allege gender bias, seek fair deal

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/male-nurses-allege-gender-bias-seek-fair-deal/article7432798.ece




Members of the Male Nursing Association, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday took out a protest rally from the PWD Grounds to the Sub-Collector’s office where they submitted a memorandum to the Sub-Collector urging for immediate steps to address their grievances.
Alleging gender bias on the part of the government in recruitment of nurses, the irate members said it was unfair to reject them employment after they had completed the four-year-long nursing course. For decades, nursing has remained a profession reserved for women in India, especially in Andhra Pradesh where men were strictly banned from government hospitals. But the taboo on males dissipated when the government, in a major policy shift, agreed to admission of men in nursing course which was otherwise reserved for women. Kerala introduced male nurses along with Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and some northern States which have male nurses in State-run hospitals but Andhra Pradesh was among the few States that kept men away from the profession. In 2005, AP took the first step towards allowing male nurses in the ‘forbidden zone’ after the government allowed them entry into BSc nursing and general nursing diploma courses.





Images and paper cuttings are shared by Mr.Jagan

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