Where does it say it's uniquely awful instead of simply awful?
If you read the article there is data too, btw.
If you read the article there is data too, btw.
There's also evidence (e.g. in the linked article) that women are indeed treated unfairly.
Not on its own, it's not.
The vast majority of healthcare workers are female. 98% of dental hygienists, and 91% of RNs are women.
There are 3.6m programmers in the US (as of 2017) and 3.5m nurses (as of 2011) - programmers and nurses have relatively similar salary ranges.
Is the underrepresentation of men in the nursing profession worth addressing on its own?
How about electricians? 99% of journeyman electricians in the US are male. Is that worth addressing?
Yes, and there are programmes encouraging men to go into nursing.
I don't believe that's true.
The gender gap is particularly significant in careers that pay well and are growing in numbers, such as those in IT. (It's a problem that most flight attendants are female, but IMHO it's less pressing.)
It's the same reason why after every election there are dozens of articles about white progressives being at odds with the black community, as opposed to just having a general article on race relations in America or whatever.
It does not. Another reading would say, "why is it as awful as it is?"