Women's Professions  Discussion in 'Cultural Discussions'
started by mirx, Feb 18, 2008.    1. mirx Banned      First of
all, I am sure there are other similar threads that discuss
similar topics, if you find one with the same substance of this,
pleas direct me to it.      I decided to start this thread as a
result of a series of different situations that had, to some
extent, similar views in this particular topic that I am about
to start.      Is being a "doctor" considered a men's job in
your country? Is there more credit given to male doctors than to
their counterpart females?      Some of the reasons that brought
me to finally post this thread are: a French female friend of
mine told me it was not very common for women to be doctors,
unless they were specialized in gynecology, or other area that
dealt mostyl with other women. She also mentioned there was a
word for a female doctor, -doctoress-, but is wasn't used
because it was also consedered impolite. By calling a female
doctor "doctoress" you were beli