The sudden uptick of women in medicine has led to a DECLINE in the numbers of---
1) Hard-driving medical specialists such as surgeons, neurosurgeons, OB/gyns who still deliver babies, and other specialties that involve unpredictable schedules and great physical demands.
Interestingly, skyrocketing malpractice premiums lead to the lack of the same sorts of specialties. These are high-risk medical professionals who don't make any more than the other professionals.
Women want predictable work hours, and a surgeon on call just won't live that kind of life. Not to mention that a higher number of women docs just plain quit if they happen to marry another doc...
So. Don't break your backs, fellas. And don't have babies, gals...
Besides the incredibly silly stereotyping going on here (which unfortunately does not surprise me), it is the decided lack of solid reasoning (which again does not surprise) which causes me to respond
Please demonstrate (using facts instead of hyperbole) how an increase in women in medicine is the cause of a decline in "hard driving specialists". You give zero evidence to back up your statement, but provide ample evidence of another cause...skyrocketing malpractice costs.
Do you really believe that an cardiology specialist makes no more than the doctor at your local HMO. Get real. click here for salary info. It took less than 1 minute to find this information. If you don't like that survey try this one. Maybe you'll like this one.
Your last point (if there is indeed a point here) that women docs "just plain quit" if they marry another doc needs substantiation, which of course you studiously avoid providing.
The reason (IMHO) that we won't see your reasons added to the costs is because they're not reasons at all, just your own personal opinion/agenda. I think we have learned more about you from your post as opposed to being enlightened about anything having to do with the health care debate.