Hi! I'm new to this board but would just like to share that
incidentally, in a recent informal meeting with a top executive
from SingHealth, a question was thrown to the nurses present as to
what they felt about male nurses and if nursing advertisements
should target males as well.
Interestingly, all the females felt that working in a
female-dominated environment can be pretty stressful with all the
hormonal swings! 
They felt that it was
a joy having male nurses around, citing the following reasons
:
- they aren't as emotional and prone to mood swings and are
therefore, more objective, not as sensitive and petty;
- they tend to be firmer when dealing with patients and don't give
in easily; and
- there are issues that certain male patients would only be
comfortable telling them about, eg. issues re. erectile
dysfunction, penile physiology, etc. (Female nurses might think
they're being 'chee ko pek' if they try to confide in us!)
As for myself, I feel that male nurses are generally very
subjective and easy-going. Male colleagues aren't as petty as
female ones. I've worked in male-dominated environments before and
I tell you, it's definitely my preferred choice! In fact, it used
to be that if I went for job interviews and found out that the boss
is female, I usually think twice. OK, not all females are hard to
deal with but in general, we do have to deal with hormonal problems
that the males are thankfully spared from. [/quote]
