Karen Sibert's Essay 'Don T Quit This Day Job'
Karen Jones
Professor Poynter-Thompson
English 1113
November 12, 2014
Cultural Expectations for Female Doctors We have all been to or know someone who has been to a woman doctor. In “Don 't Quit this Day Job” the writer, Karen Sibert talks about a female doctor being criticized for the choices she has to make regarding her family. I will argue that the doctor has the right to choose what she wants to do with her career and her family life. Some people may think that you have to choose career or family but that is not always the case.
1In the year 2011 four out of ten female doctors reported working part time.2 In the essay the writer states that it certainly isn 't fashionable (certainly …show more content…
Women who chose to become a doctor are expected by many to only be a doctor and to not have a life outside of work. Many women are expected to give up their hopes and dreams of becoming a doctor and a wife and having children. That simply is not true. A woman can have a full time job and be a mother and a wife. Women are able to multitask better than most men. The choice to have a career and a family is the woman 's choice. If she feels that she can do it all then she should do it …show more content…
physicians. Within academic institutions, 28% of full-time faculty are women, although their ranks are skewed toward the instructor or assistant professor levels. But the future does look promising. Women now make up 45.6% of new entrants to U.S. medical schools and are an entering majority in 36 schools. Women are excellent doctors especially in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. Who would know more about the female body than another female? Most female doctors will show more compassion and concern for the patient than a male doctor will. The female doctor does not get taught that in school, it comes from being a natural born caregiver. Most women whether they are doctors, wives or mothers are naturally compassionate and care about the wellbeing of others. Women are able to multitask in many different areas of their lives. A woman can be many things in her life and she does not have to only be one thing at a time or have to choose to have one role in life instead of the. Females can be a doctor, a wife, and a mother. There is no reason that a woman cannot “have it all” just like their male counterparts. Female doctors work as hard if not harder than male doctors because of to stigma that is placed on them if they choose to have a life
Professor Poynter-Thompson
English 1113
November 12, 2014
Cultural Expectations for Female Doctors We have all been to or know someone who has been to a woman doctor. In “Don 't Quit this Day Job” the writer, Karen Sibert talks about a female doctor being criticized for the choices she has to make regarding her family. I will argue that the doctor has the right to choose what she wants to do with her career and her family life. Some people may think that you have to choose career or family but that is not always the case.
1In the year 2011 four out of ten female doctors reported working part time.2 In the essay the writer states that it certainly isn 't fashionable (certainly …show more content…
Women who chose to become a doctor are expected by many to only be a doctor and to not have a life outside of work. Many women are expected to give up their hopes and dreams of becoming a doctor and a wife and having children. That simply is not true. A woman can have a full time job and be a mother and a wife. Women are able to multitask better than most men. The choice to have a career and a family is the woman 's choice. If she feels that she can do it all then she should do it …show more content…
physicians. Within academic institutions, 28% of full-time faculty are women, although their ranks are skewed toward the instructor or assistant professor levels. But the future does look promising. Women now make up 45.6% of new entrants to U.S. medical schools and are an entering majority in 36 schools. Women are excellent doctors especially in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. Who would know more about the female body than another female? Most female doctors will show more compassion and concern for the patient than a male doctor will. The female doctor does not get taught that in school, it comes from being a natural born caregiver. Most women whether they are doctors, wives or mothers are naturally compassionate and care about the wellbeing of others. Women are able to multitask in many different areas of their lives. A woman can be many things in her life and she does not have to only be one thing at a time or have to choose to have one role in life instead of the. Females can be a doctor, a wife, and a mother. There is no reason that a woman cannot “have it all” just like their male counterparts. Female doctors work as hard if not harder than male doctors because of to stigma that is placed on them if they choose to have a life