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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
See, no, no one calls them "male police officers" they're just police officers and we have to bear with "female X" police officer, scientist, etc.
gpt
Tbf, we do often hear terms like “male nurse.” The perceived exception to the gender norm is identified, rather than saying things like “female nurse” all the time. It’s a perceived redundancy. In cases where there’s not such a demographic slant, we don’t usually get the qualifier unless it’s directly relevant to the topic.

I’m not arguing in favor of the gender imbalances of certain fields, or saying there’s anything fundamentally different about someone of another gender doing the same job. Just noting the reason for the phrasing.