Medicine Woman

pregnancy and maternity--related to discrimination. People argue that women should not be given absent time and still be payed for that is not “fair”, making this problem not only double in cause in places such as in the United States. For example, a woman named Amelia spoke out of nearly 40 years of keeping quiet. Amelia worked as an account holder at a media company, she later had to hide her pregnancy from the people around her. For this could ruin her chances to have a promotion or a raise,…

in professions averaging $40,000 or more in annual compensation”(National Center for Policy Analysis, "The Wage Gap Myth", 2016). For example, fewer women have chosen to enter such technical fields as computer sciences, math and science teaching, medicine, law and engineering. One could argue that those fields are low-paying because they’ve traditionally been occupied by women who were denied other career paths and were therefore devalued by society and in economic terms, but regardless, if we…

through my journey of writing and readjusting to life. Taking medicine is also a daily thing that I have to do, of course, I am monitored by my husband. It is an adjustment but I’m getting there. I still talk to Lisa, she is doing great so is her kid. He warmed up to me since the first time we met. He looks a little like Lisa, but more like his father, well from what I saw in pictures that Lisa showed me. “We don’t need him, I am a grown woman I can do it myself,” Lisa would say as she put…

Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an outspoken, independent woman who had received the rest cure; thus, she wished to bring attention to its horrendous practices through her writing (Science Museum). Gilman most likely drew inspiration for the narrator’s story through her own experience with the rest cure. She further…

Ethical concerns tend to be a major limiting factor in current medicine, but its purpose is to benefit both the patient and the medical professional. After interviewing Dr. Ruthanne Kurtz, I was able to gain a better understanding of how health professionals perceive ethics. Dr. Kurtz is a registered nurse with a Doctorate in nursing, she explained to me how she initially started working as a nurse in order to support her children as a single parent. She told me stories about how she grew up…

Strong women have been a mystery throughout the history of our known world. Each woman has her own power inside herself; how she uses her power defines the influence on her culture and the rest of the world. As we look back through ancient times, women have been treated equal to men as well as being treated as though they had no use to society. In each culture studied, at least one woman has risen up against all odds to become an inspiration for ages after her death. Webster’s Dictionary defines…

Pig-Polack-Disgusting-vulgar-Greasy! … What do you two think you are? A pair of queens? Remember what Huey Long Said – Every Man is a King and I am the King around here, so don’t forget it” (Tennessee Scene 8, 35, 1115). This mirrored the power of man towards woman, and how their aggressive have a control towards women decision. Also demonstrated how women were supposed to act at…

The way that women were treated in early literature was dehumanizing and disrespectful. The belief at the time was that women should stay at home, look after their children, and do mundane housework is not what women would be expected to do nowadays. Back then, authors represented women as weak and worth less than men. This depiction of women limited women in literature and in their lives. Women throughout literature were seen as just housewives and were looked down upon. Women were not given…

Summery of Are housestaff identifying malnourished hospitalized medicine patients? By Michael A. Mitchell, Donald R. Duerksen, and Adam Rahman Hospitals have a percentage of “40%-60%”(Mitchell, 2014, p.1192) of patients admitted with malnutrition. The “nutritional and functional status” has plummeted leaving elderly patients to increase their stay. Malnourished patients are more susceptible to infections, which lead to “impaired wound healing”(Mitchell, 2014). Regardless of its “high prevalence…

field of medicine. Importantly, between the age of twelve and fifteen, I volunteered through NGOs once a year to provide vaccinations against infectious and disabling diseases such as filariasis in my community. There, I had front row window to observe and partake in lifechanging benefits of medical care. Understandably, my interest in the field of medicine continue to grow. At the same time, I became aware of the obstacles that awaited me should I to be given the opportunity to study medicine.…