Nursing Students’ Perception about Gender Inequalities Presented on Social Networks: A Qualitative Study

During the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequalities in nurses have been exacerbated through the images shown on social networks. This study aimed to explore and describe nursing students’ experiences and perceptions about gender inequalities in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive qualit...

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Main Authors: Andina Díaz, Elena, Ventura Miranda, María Isabel, Quiroga-Sánchez, Enedina, Ortega-Galán, Ángela María, Fernández Medina, Isabel María, Ruiz Fernández, María Dolores
פורמט: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
שפה:English
יצא לאור: MDPI 2023
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גישה מקוונת:http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14171
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סיכום:During the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequalities in nurses have been exacerbated through the images shown on social networks. This study aimed to explore and describe nursing students’ experiences and perceptions about gender inequalities in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive qualitative study was carried out in two universities in 264 undergraduate nursing students. The photovoice method was used to guide the study. Results: Two main categories and four subcategories were described from the data: “gender-related stereotypes”, with “male leadership in a female profession” and “sexualization of female nurses” and “women’s vulnerability in the pandemic” with “the gender gap in the face of increased risk of contagion “ and “women’s emotional fragility”. Over the years, care has been considered a female task, and nursing continues to be thought of in this way. The nurse has been discriminated against, poorly considered as a professional, and, as a woman, subjected to gender roles.