Oooh Katie
>in general male doctors will aim to make a living, perhaps supporting a
large family and home, they are more likely to be the main breadwinners;
but with an increasing number of part time women surely they will be
less financially driven in that most will not be the main earner in
their household and so doing things for money becomes less important, so
they can afford to be more altruistic?
I have no sympathy with women who think like this
(not you, personally, I'm sure)
This is what I had to go through to get to be a GP
1. Blood sweat and tears to get 3 good A levels,
2. applying to medical school, competing with boys of possibly less
ability to get in, because only 17% female medical school intake,
in my day
3. Sitting through interviews (aged 17) and asked about my views
on working mothers ( I thought they were talking about my mother,
didn't realise they were talking about me!)
4. 5 years hard grind in poverty and increasing debt
5. 1 year even harder labour doing 1:2 house jobs
6. 2 years regarded as everyone's slave doing SHO jobs
7. 1 year (absolute bliss) as trainee
8. Several years being regarded as second rate partner, good
for smears and talking about emotional problems, but little else.
I am sure my experiences are not unique, and just because I have
had a period of part-time work, because of babies, doesn't make
my work worth less. And, am back in full time work now, like
most women GPs will be in due course.
I can't stand doormat women (not you, personally, Katie).
Surely the younger generation has moved on - haven't you?
>My sister is a personnel manager and was horrified that I was in the
position to make decisions affecting someone's job future with just 1-2
hours lunchtime PGEA lecture to base them on!
Well, most GP practices should be compared to small businesses,
not large corporations, and few small businesses could afford the
luxury of personnel managers. So, don't do youself an injustice,
you make decisions every day that are more important ;-)
Best wishes
Ruth
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