Gender Inequality In Health And Social Care

Furthermore, the approach by the feminist states that healthcare system has gender inequality. The majority of medical organisations prefer to have men to have top positions comparing to women. For example, there is a higher ratio of men who are likely to be medical directors & surgeons comparing to women who has to take ‘woman roles’ of care like nurses, and midwives (Campbell, 2013). Additionally, feminists also argue that the process and practice of childbirth are seen to have the need to be ‘medicalised’. For instance, giving birth is a natural process which could happen to a woman at any stage of their lives. But, this is named as a ‘medical problem’ or a ‘case’ that requires an operation or be under surveillance due to the condition (Campbell,