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Sarah: Yes, and I love it! There is a true closeness between us.
When we have a few minutes unfortunately, we don't have much free time we
chit-chat about our lives and our children. Jane: Women are more verbal than men and they're not afraid of
expressing their feelings. We don't usually talk about clothes with
surgeons, because we have different lives: they live in the suburbs and we
live in the city. We don't go to the same stores and don't have the same
financial means. We prefer talking about the last movie we've seen, but
what brings us closest is talking about our children. Question: So there is a sort of solidarity between women, no matter
what their position? Sarah: Nurses are a bit tired of chauvinist doctors who can't
understand that they get up early, get home late and work a double shift.
The women are much more supportive. When I was pregnant, the nurses forced
me to sit down and frequently made breakfast for me because they noticed
that I wasn't feeling well. But I had some obnoxious male colleagues. One
day, I came in five minutes late, exhausted because my baby who wouldn't
sleep at night. The surgeon, who was fresh from vacation and well-rested,
made a remark. From my 5-foot-2 vantage point, I told him, "you're lucky
I'm not a man, because I would have punched you out a long time ago!" Jane: We have male superiors who really treat us like
servants! At least women surgeons will do a lot of stuff on their own,
like applying bandages, rather than calling us in. And when they give us
tasks, they trust us. Male doctors tend to stick to the man-woman,
doctor-nurse relationship. Question: Does the power of a female doctor or nurse endear you to
your patients? Jane: Women surgeons are somewhat less accessible than us, the
nurses. Oh, the fantasy of the nurse, a mixture of gentleness and
authority! Some patients are embarrassed by the thought, and others you
can tell they're just hoping to sneak a peek inside our blouses. Sarah: When I enter their room, I'm usually met with a little
bit of surprise: I'm short and I've always looked young. But once a
rapport has been established, my patients are fine. I personally have
never felt attraction between myself and my male pateints. Of course, it
also depends on the person's attitude. Some patients have given me flowers
or jewellery as thanks but, recently, a woman gave me Tupperware! Isn't
that strange? It's something that she would have never given to a man.
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