We're big fans of those pesky college students over at I Don't Hate America, who question the status quo with the best of them. In today's Winona Daily News, we find that they're at it again: Jason Bauman is challenging gender stereotypes in nursing:
Jason Bauman doesn’t fit the stereotype of a nurse. His nursing program at Winona State University is 90 percent female.
But Bauman is just the kind of student educators are looking for.
Women account for six out of 10 students at most U.S. universities, but even though women dominate colleges across the country, many undergraduates still choose fields stereotypical for their genders. Men gravitate to technical fields like engineering and computer science, while women fill the usual roles of teachers and nurses.
For more on Bauman's mission, read the whole article.
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