Why do male nurses only make up 10% in BC Nurses Union?

Only about 10 per cent of the B.C. Nurses' Union's 48,000 members are men. And while bumping that number up might help ease a shortage that has resulted in hospital emergency-room closures, societal bias against men in the field continues. Dwayne Pettijohn, associate dean in the school of health and human services at Camosun College, says Camosun’s nursing program gets lots of male applicants, so one of the issues is ensuring there are enough program seats and instructors. ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST 1 / 1 Dwayne Pettijohn, associate dean in the school of health and human services at Camosun College,…