GENDER BASED RESERVATION IN NURSING -A SURVEY REPORT

Abstract

Gender is a key factor in the health care workforce, where nursing is the largest workforce in the health care team, gender equality is still missing in it. Though the nursing profession is considered to be female-oriented, males too have the interest to be in this profession. Humane resources for health have noticed the imbalance of gender which is a challenge for policymakers. The need of the hour is to bring gender equality to strengthen the workforce and it's distribution.^1,2